Sweet Acacia

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 Sweet Acacia a Species of Thorn tree


Common Name

Needle bush

Popinac

Acassii

CAssii

Perfume acacia


Botanical Name

Vachallia fernisiana


Information


Sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana) is a perennial evergreen shrub that can grow to be 8 to 20 feet tall and 6 to 10 feet wide. It produces fragrant, showy yellow flowers and brown fruit. It is armed with thorns on its branches and trunk. This species is salt tolerant and prefers sandy soil with a good alkaline balance. Sweet acacia attracts pollinators, birds and other wildlife.




Symbolism


Secret love, Friendship, Beauty in retirement Rose or white: Elegance, Friendship Yellow: Secret love.


Characteristics


Plant Type

Tree


Lifespan

Perennial


Bloom Time

Spring, Early summer, Mid summer, Winter


Plant Height

15 to 30 feet

Spread

15 to 25 feet

Flower Size

1 inch

Habitat

Pinelands, hammocks, disturbed areas

Flower Color

YellowOrange

Leaf Color

Green

Fruit Color

BrownGreenBlack

Stem Color

Brown..



Conditions Requirement



Sunlight

Full sun, Partial sun


Hardiness

20 ℉


Hardiness Zones

9 to 11


Soil

Slightly acidic, Neutral, Slightly alkaline


Care Guide



Planting Time

Summer


Harvest Time

Summer, Fall


Propagation

Cutting, Sowing.



Scientific classification


Genus

Vachellia - Thorn trees, Acacias

Family

Fabaceae - Legume, Pea, Bean

Order

Fabales - Legumes, milkworts and allies, Peas, beans and relatives

Class

Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons, Dicots, Eudicots

Phylum

Tracheophyta - Vascular plants, Seed plants, Ferns, Tracheophytes..



Plant Distribution




Native

Cultivated

Invasive

Potentially invasive

Exotic

No species reported


Classified as an aggressive colonizer plant, the sweet acacia is invasive in Australia, islands in the Pacific and the Caribbean, and in the United States. This plant creates thick, thorny hedges which make shade that can kill native species beneath and block out or cause injury to livestock trying to graze. Native to North America, it was widely introduced as an ornamental plant and was cultivated to create an addition to perfumes. Its growth shape causes further issues, as it grows in a vase shape that creates growing difficulties for local plants and takes over driveways and roads.


Uses


Garden Use

While sweet acacia is used as a specimen shrub in landscaping and some southern flower gardens, it is primarily found growing as a natural fence or wildlife barrier. The sharp thorned bush is also useful in bee and butterfly gardens; it produces fragrant flowers in the spring and summer that attract pollinators to the area.

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