South West Slopes Revegetation Guide
Acacia pendula
Boree
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Species Information
| Synonyms |
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| Common Names |
Boree |
| Family |
Mimosaceae - Mimosa family. |
| Name Origin |
From Latin pendulus, pendulous or hanging, referring to habit. |
Specimen Data -
| Location |
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| Notes |
No Specimen Data Available |
| Collector |
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Date |
01/09/1997 |
| Determined By |
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Date |
01/09/1997 |
South West Slopes Revegetation Guide Information
| Regional: |
Mainly west of Olympic Highway on lower country and plains. |
| Australia: |
Qld, NSW, Vic. |
| Habitat: |
Major river floodplains, and the Riverine Plain, sometimes as dominant species on heavy clay soils. Often in large stands. |
| Habit: |
Erect or spreading tree, 5-13 m high. Rounded grey-green crown of conspicuously drooping 'leaves' and branchlets. Fissured grey bark. |
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| Site Preference: |
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| Characteristics: |
although very old trees damaged by lopping and may die. Prone to use by the Bag-shelter moth, which occasionally kills |
| Flowering: |
Golden-yellow, mainly summer to autumn. Irregular, depending on season. |
| Seed Collection: |
Early Oct to Jan. |
| Propagation: |
From seed (6-28 viable seeds per gram). Immerse seeds in hot water at 90oC for about one minute, before drying and sowing. |
| Regeneration: |
From seed if livestock fenced out. Coppices after fire. |
| Timber: |
Excellent Fuel. Was used extensively. Reasonable quality. Hard, heavy, dark and attractively marked, with violet-like fragrance. Used for fence posts and manufacturing trinket boxes and similar items. |
| Shade and Shelter: |
Useful medium-level cover in windbreaks. |
| Land Protection: |
Legume - improves soil fertility through 'fixing' nitrogen. |
| Wildlife: |
Excellent habitat. Provides useful supplies of pollen. Often eaten by Procession caterpillars. Seeds eaten by parrots. |
| Ornamental: |
Very attractive ornamental, due to weeping grey foliage. |
| Other: |
Boomerangs made from wood. Valuable drought fodder. |
Note: The following information presented is only a guide, as plant characteristics vary depending on provenance (the plant's locality).
| Site/Preferred Habitat : |
floodplains/ flats |
| Rainfall(mm) : |
250 |
| Growth Rate : |
slow |
| Tolerates : |
frost |
| Resents : |
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| Uses & Comments : |
windbreak; fuel, fixes nitrogen; timber; fodder. Hosts Bag Shelter Moth. |
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