Acacia riceana ‘Rices Wattle’ Tas endemic
$6.50 – $30.00
Origin: Tasmanian Endemic.
Elegant weeping medium to tall shrub 2.0 – 4.0m height. 2.5-3.0m wide. Evergreen. Growth rte fast. Use for screen, windbreak. Any soil with good drainage (including gravel). Full sun to part shade. Very frost hardy. Very drought resistant once established. Extremely wind firm. Pale yellow flowers in Spring. Tip prune only. Does not respond to hard pruning.
Features: Useful anti-pedestrian plant. Nesting for small birds. Attractive weeping habit.
Feature Codes: DEPX
Description
| Origin |
Tas endemic |
| Form: |
Elegant weeping medium to tall shrub |
| Type: |
Evergreen |
| Height (typical): |
2- 4m |
| Width (typical): |
2.5-3.0m |
| Growth rate: |
Fast |
| Uses: |
Screen, windbreak |
| Soil type: |
Any soil with good drainage (inc. gravel) |
| Position: |
Full sun to part shade |
| Frost hardiness: |
Very frost hardy |
| Drought tolerance: |
Very drought resistant (once established) |
| Wind firmness: |
Extremely wind firm |
| Windbreak position: |
Second row planting |
| Flowering time: |
Spring |
| Pruning: |
Tip prune only. Doesn’t respond to hard |
|
pruning |
| Features: |
Useful anti-pedestrian plant. |
|
Nesting plant for small birds (eg. wrens) |
|
Weeping habit is very attractive. |
