Hickory Wattle / Brown Salwood
Origin of name
Family: MIMOSACEAE
- Acacia meaning “a point“
- aulacocarpa meaning “furrowed fruit“
Occurrence
Grows on rainforest margins, where merging with drier forest types and along rocky watercourses.
A fast-growing plant in full sun/part-shade and a variety of soil types, even those with low fertility and non-ideal drainage. Tolerates some dryness.
Appearance
Shrub/small tree (2-8m) but can be taller in good forest. Often single trunked, with spreading crown. Flowers (pairs of golden yellow spikes, Apr-Aug) lead to brown, flat, woody pods with raised, oblique striations and thick edges.
Attracts bees & other insects, and seed- & insect-eating birds. Useful for windbreaks, honey, & bird-nesting sites.
