Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle)
3 Comments »Tuesday July 11th, 2006
Acacia baileyana
Acacias are beginning to flower and they are earlier around Adelaide and the Hills than here. This is partly the milder climate as well as a little more rain than has fallen here this winter.
Acacia baileyana is a lovely tree in flower. Unfortunately it has become an escapee plant into the wetter hills areas around Adelaide. That certainly does not happen here with this plant.
This is a really useful tree giving a wonderful floral display. It is a hardy and adaptable plant which makes a good windbreak or shelter tree. Pruning extends the life of the tree.
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I have a acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle)as shown above. I planted this plant in May 2007 when it was only as big as my forearm. Today it’s 3 mts high but yet no flowering and is still grey-green foliage. Is this plant a female to flower or a male with no flowering.
Please advise
Thanking you,
margaret
There is no male/female component. I would suggest that the plant is so busy growing that it cannot flower. Don’t fertilise! Also, watch the amount of water. They are hardy plants. Sometimes a struggle in the soil promotes the flowering and seed set.