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Acacia stenophylla (Shoe-String Acacia) - An open, quick-growing evergreen (evergray) tree to 30 feet tall by 20 feet wide with maroon bark that ages to a gray-brown color. Very long narrow and slightly twisted, drooping leaves lightly clothe weeping branches. Small rounded creamy yellow flowers appear in late winter/spring followed by clusters of brown seed pods.
Plant in full sun is a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to infrequently. It is salt tolerant and cold hardy to about 20-25 degrees F. A good tree that provides light shade in drought tolerant gardens.
Shoe-String Acacia grows natuarlly primarily in in central and eastern Australia but us also found scattered around in the more arid parts of soouthern Western Australia.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 and the specific epithet comes from the Latin words 'stenos' meaning narrow and 'phyllon' meaning leaf in reference to the long narrow leaves of this species. We have grown this plant since 1988.
Information displayed on this page about Acacia stenophylla is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will 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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