Acacia mangium seed

LATIN NAME: ACACIA MANGIUM

COMMON NAME: Black Wattle

The black wattle plumes the fast, upright tree with the large, leathery, slightly curved phyllodes in place of the true leaves and the long, dense spikes of the small, creamy-white flowers that open through the year, the twisted, woody pods with the black seeds following. The tree grows very fast into the broad, shady crown, and it stands the heat and the wet seasons well. It likes the sun, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the pea family, the wattles have a long, fast record in the studies of the nitrogen-fixing timber trees, and the mangium species appears in the research on the phyllode biology and the poor-soil growth. The foresters value the fast, straight timber, while the agronomists note the soil-improving roots. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the growers of the fast tropical shade trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the warm garden and the plantation, the black wattle plumes the canopy with the cream flowers. The dense spikes feed the bees, the roots enrich the poor soil with the nitrogen, and the fast growth gives the broad, shady crown. The wood serves the pulp, the paper and the light wares. It thrives in the deep, moist, well-drained, sunny ground. Fast, nitrogen-rich and shade-generous.

To grow the Black Wattle from seed,

Sow the seeds into the gritty, sandy mix of the warm flat, then cover them lightly, keep the flat in the warm, bright spot and water gently

Keep the flat warm and steadily moist, and pot the seedlings on as they grow. The cream plumes come within the season.

. The seedlings break through within a couple of weeks, and they grow on fast. Settle the young trees in the sunny, deep, moist ground, and the cream plumes will plume the canopy over the warm season.

Uses：Bonsai.Wood furniture