Acacia auriculiformis, leaves and seed pods, Photo by Forest & Kim Starr, # starr-031013-8001
USDA: 11-12
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Origin: Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia, widely introduced in other tropical areas for pulpwood and fuelwood
Growth Habits: Compact evergreen tree or large shrub, up to 40 feet tall (15 m), 25 feet spread (7.5 m) ; young growth glaucous. alternate, simple, blade-like leaf-looking phyllodes (flattened leaf stalks), 5 to 8 inches long (12-20 cm), 3 (to 7) main parallel veins.
Watering Needs: Moderate water
Propagation: Seeds
Blooming Habits:
The Earleaf Acacia bears attractive flowers in loose, yellow-orange mimosa-like spikes.
Fruiting Habits:
flat, oblong twisted legumes, with flat black seeds attached to the pod by orange strings.
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