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| − | + | '''''Acacia estrophiolata''''', commonly known as the '''Ironwood''' or '''Southern Ironwood''', is a tree native to [[Central Australia]]. | |
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| + | It is a graceful, pendulous shade tree, which grows from about 4-16 m tall<ref>[http://www.worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/estrophiolata.php?id=3327 ''Acacia estrophiolata'' (WorldWideWattle)]</ref> and has a trunk with a [[diameter]] of up to about 0.45 m.<ref name="fao">[http://www.fao.org./ag/agp/agpc/doc/Gbase/new_grasses/acaest.htm FAO]</ref> Young plants are spiky leaved. It has pale yellow flowers after winter rains. | ||
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| + | It is usually found in areas with about 220-350 mm/year of average rainfall.<ref name="fao"/> | ||
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Revision as of 15:47, 6 July 2010
| Habit | tree
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| Height: | ⇕ | 17 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 17. to 70 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 70. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. to 35 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 9 to 10 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | orange, yellow |
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Acacia estrophiolata, commonly known as the Ironwood or Southern Ironwood, is a tree native to Central Australia.
It is a graceful, pendulous shade tree, which grows from about 4-16 m tall[1] and has a trunk with a diameter of up to about 0.45 m.[2] Young plants are spiky leaved. It has pale yellow flowers after winter rains.
It is usually found in areas with about 220-350 mm/year of average rainfall.[2]
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