Fast-growing evergreen, useful as a small tree or large shrub. Can prune at will. Probably short-lived, but that's OK for such a fast-gro...Read Morewing and easily propagated plant. I use them as informal screens and specimens. Can be invasive. Yellow flowers. The description of the plant above indicates that the plant is thorny, though mine have no thorns (perhaps they will develop later as they get older? I have locusts that develop thorns as the plant matures); confusingly, some descriptions on the web describe this species as having long thorns, and some list is as thornless. Sometimes listed as Acacia cyanophylla, which apparently is an older name. Plants used as livestock feed in some countries. Drought tolerant, but grow quicker if watered periodically during the summer.
I grow mine from seeds. Seeds easy to start; I nick and soak mine, and start them on a moist paper towel in a plastic bag. As seeds germinate (in only a few days/weeks), I move them to small pots. Seem to grow quickest when transplanted into the ground while quite small and not root-bound (similar to eucalyptus seedlings).
Seedlings are variable in form, habit, and even hardiness. Most of my plants survived the winter very well, and were putting on new growth in Feb. Some of the faster growing plants succumbed to freezing, however, and don't appear to be coming back this spring.
Fast-growing evergreen, useful as a small tree or large shrub. Can prune at will. Probably short-lived, but that's OK for such a fast-gro...Read More