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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&nbsp;mm/year of average rainfall.<ref name="fao"/>
  
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

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
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Flower features: orange, yellow
Scientific Names

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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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