Difference between revisions of "Acacia melanoxylon"

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| common_names = Blackwood
 
| common_names = Blackwood
 
| growth_habit = tree
 
| growth_habit = tree
| high =     <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| high = 30m (rarely to 45m)
| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| wide = 1.5m
 
| origin = E Australia
 
| origin = E Australia
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
 
| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
 
| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
 
| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| hardiness = -8°C
 
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
 
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones =     <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| usda_zones = 9b-11
 
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Acacia melanoxylon.jpg
 
| image = Acacia melanoxylon.jpg
 
| image_width = 200px
 
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
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| image_caption = Foliage and flowers
 
| regnum = Plantae
 
| regnum = Plantae
 
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
 
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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Blackwood - ''Acacia melanoxylon'' is a common tree in South-eastern Australia, It is named for the dark heartwood of the tree which produces a timber much favoured in furniture making.
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Blackwood (''Acacia melanoxylon'') is a common tree in South-eastern Australia, It is named for the dark heartwood of the tree which produces a timber much favoured in furniture making.
  
 
The tree can grow to 30m in height and has very dense dark green foliage. As a young tree it shows typical Acacia foliage, with bipinnate leaves, but these are quickly replaced by expanded leaf stalks known as phyllodes that resemble simple parallel-veined leaves.
 
The tree can grow to 30m in height and has very dense dark green foliage. As a young tree it shows typical Acacia foliage, with bipinnate leaves, but these are quickly replaced by expanded leaf stalks known as phyllodes that resemble simple parallel-veined leaves.
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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Image:Acacia melanoxylon a.jpg| Juvenile tree
 
Image:Acacia melanoxylon a.jpg| Juvenile tree

Revision as of 11:25, 16 March 2009


Foliage and flowers


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: E Australia
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) is a common tree in South-eastern Australia, It is named for the dark heartwood of the tree which produces a timber much favoured in furniture making.

The tree can grow to 30m in height and has very dense dark green foliage. As a young tree it shows typical Acacia foliage, with bipinnate leaves, but these are quickly replaced by expanded leaf stalks known as phyllodes that resemble simple parallel-veined leaves.

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