Blue-leaf wattle
Acacia saligna
MediumSecondary
Fast biomassNitrogen fixer
A fast nitrogen-fixer that stabilises sand and pumps out biomass on the driest ground. Highly invasive in Mediterranean climates, so keep it firmly contained.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Medium
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Loam, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 5.5 – 8
- Min. temperature
- -5°C
- Min. rainfall
- 350 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- Low
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Fast nitrogen-fixing sand-stabiliser and biomass shrub for hot dry sites; coppice or chop-and-drop regularly to control spread and generate mulch.
Watch out for
Highly invasive in Mediterranean, South African and Californian climates - resprouts from cut stumps and builds a heavy seed bank. Frost-tender when young; relatively short-lived (15-30 years).
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