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Acacia boormanii (Snowy River Wattle) - A fast-growing multi-stemmed evergreen shrub to 15 feet tall with thin, graceful, silvery stems/branches and small, narrow gray-green leaves. Bright yellow flowers form in clusters in early spring.
Plant in full sun in well-drained to moderately heavy soil where it will withstand some drought, but looks better if watered regularly. Cold hardy to 10-15 degrees F or less and tolerates near seaside conditions. A good specimen plant that can be trained into a single tree or can form a copse of suckers.
Snowy River Wattle grows naturally in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. The name Acacia comes either from the Greek word 'akazo' meaning "to sharpen" or from the Egyptian word 'akakia', a name given to the Egyptian Thorn, Acacia arabica. The specific epithet honors John Luke Boorman (1864-1938), a collector on the staff of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.
The information displayed on this page about Acacia boormanii is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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