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| name = ''Acacia melanoxylon''
| common_names = Blackwood
| growth_habit = tree
| high =    <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = E Australia
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = perennial
| exposure =    <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones =    <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Acacia melanoxylon.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = Fabales
| familia = Fabaceae
| genus = Acacia
| species = melanoxylon
| subspecies =
| cultivar =
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Blackwood - ''Acacia melanoxylon'' is a common tree in South-eastern Australia, It is named for the dark heartwood of the tree which produces a timber much favoured in furniture making.
Blackwood - ''Acacia melanoxylon'' is a common tree in South-eastern Australia, It is named for the dark heartwood of the tree which produces a timber much favoured in furniture making.


The tree can grow to 30m in height and has very dense dark green foliage. As a young tree it shows typical Acacia foliage, with bipinnate leaves, but these are quickly replaced by expanded leaf stalks known as phyllodes that resemble simple parallel-veined leaves.
The tree can grow to 30m in height and has very dense dark green foliage. As a young tree it shows typical Acacia foliage, with bipinnate leaves, but these are quickly replaced by expanded leaf stalks known as phyllodes that resemble simple parallel-veined leaves.


[[Image:Acacia melanoxylon.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Acacia|genus page]].''
 
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
 
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Revision as of 04:20, 16 March 2009

Acacia melanoxylon
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 Blackwood
Habit: tree
Height: ⇕
Width: ⇔
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ E Australia
Poisonous: ☠
Exposure: ☼
Water: ◍
Features: ✓
Hardiness: ☃
Bloom: ❀
USDA Zones:
Sunset Zones:
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Blackwood - Acacia melanoxylon is a common tree in South-eastern Australia, It is named for the dark heartwood of the tree which produces a timber much favoured in furniture making.

The tree can grow to 30m in height and has very dense dark green foliage. As a young tree it shows typical Acacia foliage, with bipinnate leaves, but these are quickly replaced by expanded leaf stalks known as phyllodes that resemble simple parallel-veined leaves.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

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