Acacia implexa

Hickory wattle

Fast growing small to medium sized tree with an upright habit and open crown. Rough greyish bark. Sickle-shaped foliage 7-20cm x 6-25mm with three slightly raised main veins. Small clusters of scented ball-shaped flowers. Pods are very twisted. Timber is used for furniture making. Foliage used to make pulp and dye cloth.

  • Cultural knowledge: Bark to make rope, string, medicine and for fish poison, timber for tools and seeds to make flour.
  • Ecological role: Bird attractant: seeds, insects
  • Height: 5-15m
  • Width: 4-10m
  • Sun: Full Sun
  • Soil type: Shallow drier sandy and clay soils
  • Flowering time: Summer