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Products > Plants - Browse By Region > Acacia boormanii
 
Acacia boormanii - Snowy River Wattle
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Shrub
Family: Mimosaceae (~Fabales)
Origin: Australia (Australasia)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: Pale Yellow
Bloomtime: Spring
Synonyms: [Acacia hunteriana]
Height: 10-16 feet
Width: 6-12 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Seaside: Yes
Summer Dry: Yes
Deer Tolerant: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
Acacia boormanii (Snowy River Wattle) - A fast-growing multi-stemmed evergreen shrub to 15 feet tall with thin, graceful, silvery stems/branches and small, narrow gray-green leaves. Bright yellow flowers form in clusters in early spring.

Plant in full sun in well-drained to moderately heavy soil where it will withstand some drought, but looks better if watered regularly. Cold hardy to 10-15 degrees F or less and tolerates near seaside conditions. A good specimen plant that can be trained into a single tree or can form a copse of suckers.

Snowy River Wattle grows naturally in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. The name Acacia comes either from the Greek word 'akazo' meaning "to sharpen" or from the Egyptian word 'akakia', a name given to the Egyptian Thorn, Acacia arabica. The specific epithet honors John Luke Boorman (1864-1938), a collector on the staff of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney. 

The information about Acacia boormanii displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant.

 
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