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Golden Wreath Wattle, Acacia saligna

Golden Wreath Wattle, Acacia saligna; March 8, 2006 Arrowhead Ranch

Blue Leaf Wattle, Acacia saligna	Golden Wreath Wattle, Acacia saligna

Golden Wreath Wattle Acacia saligna Fabaceae Family ( Pea ) Golden Wreath Wattle. Also Called Orange Wattle, Coojong, Port Jackson Willow, Blue Leaf Wattle. A large perennial shrub or small tree to 30 feet tall, sometimes developing a spreading crown to about 45 feet. Phyllodes to 8 inches long and up to 3/4 inch wide, occasionally bluish. Flowers are large golden balls in spring. Spiny, many-branched, small tree with a widely spreading, flattened crown, and fragrant yellow balls of tiny flowers. Flowers can be boiled and eaten. Height: Up To 30 Feet Tall. Bark: Grayish-brown, thin, smooth or scaly. Trunk: 3 to 8 inches in diameter. Flowers: Yellow - orange; very fragrant; including many tiny stamens clustered in stalked balls 1/2" in diameter; mainly in late winter and early spring. Blooming Time: Mid January - March or April. Leaves: Narrow leaf-like phyllodes appearing linear; up to 8 inches long and 3/4 inches wide, blue-green. Seeds: Seedpods 1 1/2 - 3" long, 3/8 - 1/2" in diameter; a cylindrical pod; short-pointed at ends, dark brown or black, hard; maturing in summer, remaining attached, often opening late; many elliptical flattened shiny brown; seeds. Found: Statewide. Low water use landscaping plant in the Phoenix and Tucson areas. Elevation: Below 2,000 Feet. Habitat: Ornamental in lower elevations or Arizona. Xeriscape Plant. Introduced from Western Australia. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken March 8, 2006 Arrowhead Ranch.