About
Acacia cultriformis is a compact evergreen tree that typically reaches a height of up to 4 meters, although it can sometimes grow in a trailing or prostrate form. Its foliage consists of small, triangular, silver-green structures, while in spring, it produces clusters of bright yellow, pom-pom-like flowers.
About the genus
Acacia comprises a variety of forms including deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and climbing plants. The leaves can be either alternate and pinnately compound or consist of simple, modified leaf-like structures known as phyllodes. These plants produce small flowers, which may be fragrant, arranged in short spikes, racemes, or spherical clusters.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Trees
- Habit
- Bushy, Spreading branched, Trailing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Mediterranean climate plants
- Native to
- New South Wales
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in neutral or slightly acid/alkaline, well-drained soil in a sheltered site in full sun. Tolerant of salt. For more advice, see shrub cultivation
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings or seed. For more information see propagating from seed (tree/shrub
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, fluted scale and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus