Acacia pendula (Weeping Myall)

Acacia pendula, Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

WEEPING MYALL FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia pendula in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Weeping Myall

Other Names
Boree

Description
The Weeping Myall is a tree with weeping habit and pale yellow ball shaped flowers in winter.

Distribution
Victoria., New South Wales, Queensland,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 6 - 10
Spread (m): 6 - 8
Soil Texture: loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 250
Flower Colour: yellow
Flower Season: autumn, winter, spring

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts seed eating birds and insect eating birds

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Mimosaceae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	pendula
Common Name:	Weeping Myall

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