Silver wattle
Acacia dealbata
HighSecondary
Fast biomassNitrogen fixer
A fast nitrogen-fixer with early bee forage and quick biomass — brilliant on paper, but seriously invasive in Mediterranean climates. Only plant where you can keep it firmly contained.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- High
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Sandy, Loam
- Soil pH range
- 4.5 – 7
- Min. temperature
- -6°C
- Min. rainfall
- 600 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- Medium
- Frost tolerance
- Medium
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Very fast nitrogen-fixing biomass tree with early bee forage; coppice hard and often to control size and keep suckering in check.
Watch out for
Highly invasive in Mediterranean Europe, California and South Africa — suckers and seeds prolifically, especially after fire. Short-lived; check local invasive-species status before planting.
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