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| common_names = Blackwood
| common_names = Blackwood
| growth_habit = tree
| growth_habit = tree
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| high = 30m (rarely to 45m)
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| 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 -->
| 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 -->
| 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 -->
| 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 -->
| image_caption = Foliage and flowers
| regnum = Plantae
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| cultivar =
| cultivar =
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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.
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.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Image:Acacia melanoxylon a.jpg| Juvenile tree
Image:Acacia melanoxylon a.jpg| Juvenile tree