Acacia vestita, Hairy Wattle

Hairy Wattle

A multi-trunked evergreen with a yellow fragrant flower that blooms in the spring.  This evergreen shrub or small tree grows up to 16 feet tall and 20 feet wide and will grow about 24 to 36 inches per year.  This plant has adapted to tolerate short periods dry soil and wet soil. Prune after flowering, you can prune new wood but old wood does not regenerate.  

- Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate occasionally to infrequently

- Clay, loam, or sand texture dirt and requires good drainage

- Slightly Acidic to Slightly Alkaline Soil pH

- Moist to dry soil

- Hardy up to 20 degrees

- Not Deer Palatable

- Drought tolerant

- Attracts bees

- Native to Eastern Australia