Acacia falciformis

Botanical Description

Acacia falciformis is an evergreen, large, spreading shrub growing 5 - 8 metres tall, or a tree that usually grows up to 12 metres tall, occasionally taller, exceptionally to 24 metres on very favoured sites. The bole of the largest trees can be up to 75cm in diameter, though in the far north of its range it can become a spindly shrub with a stem not exceeding 3cm in diameter[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. Although it produces true leaves as a seedling, llike most members of this section of the genus, the mature plant does not have true leaves but has leaf-like flattened stems called phyllodes[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a source of wood and tannins. It has been harvested commercially for its tannins in the past. It is planted for use in shelterbelts and for soil stabilization.