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Acacia decurrens

Authority (Wendl.) Willd. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names Early Black Wattle, golden wattle, Green Wattle, Queen Wattle, Sydney green wattle Editor Ecocrop code 17807

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SOURCES Webb D 1984 pp 88 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, DEP, LIG, KTMP, USE] Edwards S 1984 pp 224 230 Troup R 1921 pp 463 National RC 1983c pp 28-29 [USE, TEMP, KTMP, LIG, RAIN, DEP, TEXT, DRA, FER, PH, LIMITS] INSPIRE species 5 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, DEP, LIG, USE] Pryor L (pers. comm.) Hensleight T 1988 pp 368 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, USE] GROWING PERIOD Perennial evergreen tree, can be grown on 15 years rotations for firewood. COMMON NAMES Green wattle, Sydney black wattle, King wattle, Queen wattle. FURTHER INF In Australia, the tree can be found at latitudes within 25-37°S at altitudes between 25-1000 m, but mainly below 700 m. In India, it can be found between 1200-2500 m. In Australia, the tree can reach a height of 6-12 m, and in India, it attains heights of up to 30 m. The species is indigenous to New South Wales in Australia. The tree is drought hardy. Mentioned as a possible agroforestry species. Optimum annual wood production in Australia is 6-16 m3/ha, and in India up to 25 m3/ha. In Hawaii, Indonesia and Colombia the tree has been declared a noxious weed, because it spreads rapidly by seed and root suckers, crowding out other plants.
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