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Acacia melanoxylon

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Blackwood

Habit:		tree
Height:	⇕	30m (rarely to 45m)
Width:	⇔	1.5m
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	E Australia
Poisonous:	☠

Exposure:	☼
Water:	◍
Features:	✓
Hardiness:	☃	-8°C
Bloom:	❀
USDA Zones:		9b-11
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melanoxylon

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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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Varieties

Gallery

Juvenile tree
Juvenile leaf
Transitional leaf
Adult foliage (phyllodes)
Pods and seeds on tree
Pods and seeds

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 | common_names = Blackwood
 | growth_habit = tree
-| high =     <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
+| high = 30m (rarely to 45m)
-| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
+| wide = 1.5m
 | origin = E Australia
 | poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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 | 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 -->
+| hardiness = -8°C
 | bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
-| usda_zones =     <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
+| usda_zones = 9b-11
 | sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 | color = IndianRed
 | image = Acacia melanoxylon.jpg
 | image_width = 200px
-| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
+| image_caption = Foliage and flowers
 | regnum = Plantae
 | divisio = Magnoliophyta
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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.
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 Image:Acacia melanoxylon a.jpg| Juvenile tree