Description
Family: Fabaceae
Origin: Tas, Vic, NSW, Qld, SA
Provenance: Tasmania
Form: Very dense medium shrub with foliage to ground level. Evergreen
Height: 2.5 -3.5m. Width 3.0 -4.0m
Uses: Screen, windbreak, informal hedge
Soils: Any soil
Exposure: Full sun
Frost: Very hardy
Drought: Very resistant once established
Wind: very firm
Flowers: Yellow flowers late winter to early spring
Prune: As required for shape. Will tolerate severe pruning if necessary
Features: Habitat species for birds and small mammals. Tolerates extreme coastal exposure.
Edible: seeds eaten raw, ground or roasted.
