Acacia decurrens tree seed Acacia bark, Early black wattle, Green wattle, Sydney wattle, Wattle bark, Tan wattle Golden teak,Brazilian teak

LATIN NAME: ACACIA DECURRENS

COMMON NAME: Early Black Wattle

The early black wattle showers the tall, fast, evergreen tree with the feathery, twice-divided leaves and the many small, round, bright-yellow, mimosa-like flower heads that open in the dense, showy clusters through the early spring, the heads showering the open crown, the long, brown pods following. The tree grows quickly into the open, spreading crown, and it stands the heat and the dry spells well. It likes the sun, and the well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The yellow spring bloom of the early black wattle gives it a recognised place in the research on the warm-climate nitrogen-fixing trees of the great acacia group, and the decurrens species appears in the studies of the tannin bark trees and the quick timber value. The work looks at the way the feathery crown builds the fast growth, the bark tannins, and the seed biology. The foresters value the bark, and the growers of the warm-climate windbreak and shelter trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the warm, open ground, the early black wattle showers the early-spring garden with the yellow heads. The blooms feed the bees through the spring, the bark has served the tanning trade for the ages, and the roots enrich the soil. It grows well in the well-drained, sunny ground. Yellow-showered, quick and tanning-rich.

To grow the Early Black Wattle from seed, pour the hot water over the seeds, then leave them for the night, sow them into the sandy drills of the tray, keep the tray in the warm, bright spot and water lightly.

Pour the hot water over the seeds, then leave them for the night, and pot the seedlings on as they grow. The shower blooms come within the season. , and the seedlings appear within a few weeks. The shower blooms will yellow through the early spring.

Uses for it include chemical products, environmental management and wood. The flowers are edible and are used in fritters. An edible gum oozes out of the tree's trunk and it can be used as a lesser-quality substitute for Gum Arabic, for example in the production of fruit jelly. The tree's bark has astringent properties,[citation needed] but it has to be stored for a year before it can be made use of. The bark contains about 37-40% tannin. The flowers are used to produce yellow dye and the seed pods are used to produce green dye. An organic chemical compound called kaempferol is what gives the flowers of Acacia decurrens their color

Medium sized tree to 15 m high,, gree trunk and fine feathery leaves.
Masses of golden yellow ball shaped flowers in spring.
A hardy Acacia and suited to most conditions.
Fast growing and frost hardy to -7 c.
Ideal as a quick growing hedge ort screening plant.