| Tree |
Acacia cognata 'Copper Tips'
Copper Tips Weeping Wattle
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Acacia cognata 'Lime Magik'
Lime Magik Weeping Wattle
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| Description | This is a beautiful small tree growing to 5m tall with dark green pendulous foliage and lovely copper-coloured tips, hence its name. Small, pale yellow tea-tree like flowers cover the ends of branches in Spring. | This Australian native large shrub/small tree that has pendulous habit with lime green thin soft foliage. This Acacia produces an abundance of soft yellow flowers during late winter and spring that have the appearance of soft yellow snowflakes. Its colour and fine weeping foliage makes it a stunning specimen tree or contrast planting. | |
| Foliage |
Evergreen
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Evergreen
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| Form |
Pendulous
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Shrub
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| Mature Size | 2-5 x 3m | 4 x 3m | |
| Uses | This variety adds a pretty element to a garden. Weeping foliage lends itself well to soft, informal screening. Great as a feature tree in any type of landscape design or part of a larger native Australian garden planting. Bird-attracting. | As such a graceful wattle, it is a immediate attraction planted almost anywhere in the garden, for contrast colour and foliage. Can also be used for screening and planted in rows for a hedge. | |
| Position & Soil | Prefers an open sunny or part-shade position in a well-drained soil. While it only requires minimal pruning to keep shape, it responds well to pruning. For best results, apply a long term slow-release fertiliser in early spring. Prefers an open or part shade position. Hardy and frost tolerant. Adapts to most soil types. | Can tolerate acidic to alkaline or light to heavy soils. Does prefer a moist, well drained soil in a dappled shade position. This Acacia can tolerate light frosts. | |
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| Pot sizes in production |
• 40cm/27L (0.8-1.0m) |
• 40cm/27L (1.2-1.5m) |
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| Substitutes |
• Acacia cognata 'Green Magik' • Acacia cognata 'Green Screen' • Acacia cognata 'Lime Magik' • Agonis flexuosa 'Burgundy' |
• Acacia cognata 'Copper Tips' • Acacia cognata 'Green Magik' • Acacia cognata 'Green Screen' • Agonis flexuosa 'Burgundy' • Agonis flexuosa 'Lemon & Lime' • Allocasuarina torulosa • Leptospermum petersonii |
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