Sweet Acacia - Gardening Solutions
A Florida-Friendly plant, this multiple branched tree often attracts wildlife. Even white-tailed deer have been known to enjoy the pod-like fruits. As a small tree, sweet acacia reaches a maximum height and spread of 15-25 feet.
Sweet acacia - Florida Wildflower Foundation
Sweet acacia is an aptly named shrub to small tree with golden, sweet-scented flowers that bloom year-round, peaking in winter. These nectar-rich flowers attract a variety of pollinators, especially butterflies like the Red-banded hairstreak.
Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)
Also known as Acacia farnesiana. Good for barrier shrub and as wildlife thicket, also nice as specimen. Thorns on trunks and branches. Place where flowers and fragrance can be enjoyed, but away from walkways. Can suffer from root rot if too wet. Seeds or cuttings. Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges. High.
Fragrant acacias are native to Florida - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
2008年12月27日 · In Florida, where sweet acacia isn't used nearly as much as its beauty warrants, probably because it is leafless in winter, this graceful plant has much to offer. In addition to ferny foliage and...
The Top Acacia Trees To Enhance Your Florida Garden: A ...
This article provides a comprehensive guide on how to grow acacia trees in Florida. It covers various aspects of acacia tree cultivation, including the best varieties to grow, ideal soil type, watering requirements, and common pests and diseases.
Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana: Sweet Acacia - EDIS
Sweet acacia has its place in any sunny shrub border or as an accent plant in any garden if located away from areas where children frequent, since the thorns can inflict severe pain. It is well suited for dry climates with little rainfall.
This tall, semievergreen, native shrub or small tree has feathery, finely divided leaflets of a soft, medium green color (Fig. 1). The slightly rough stems are a rich chocolate brown or grey, possessing long, sharp, multiple thorns.