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Acacia pravissima ‘Ovens Wattle’


$4.50

Origin: Vic, ACT, NSW. Tasmanian provenance.

Dense rounded shrub 2.0-2.5m height. Width 2.5-3.0m. Evergreen. Growth rate fast. Use for screen and windbreak. Any soil with good drainage. Full sun to part shade. Very frost hardy. Very drought resistant once established. Very wind firm. Yellow flowers in Spring. Tip prune only. Does not respond to hard pruning.

Features: Bee attracting. Brilliant flowering display. Often has a slight weeping habit.

Description

Origin Vic, ACT, NSW. Tasmanian provenance
Form: Dense rounded shrub
Type: Evergreen
Height (typical): 2.0-2.5m
Width (typical): 2.5-3.0m
Growth rate: Fast
Uses: Screen, windbreak
Soil type: Any soil with good drainage
Position: Full sun to part shade
Frost hardiness: Very frost hardy
Drought tolerance: Very drought resistant (once established)
Wind firmness: Very wind firm
Windbreak position: Second row planting
Flowering time: Spring
Pruning: Tip prune only. Doesn’t respond to hard
pruning
Features: Bee attracting
Brilliant flowering display
Often has a slight weeping habit
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