{"product_id":"acacia-mearnsii","title":"Black Wattle - Acacia mearnsii","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlack Wattle - Acacia mearnsii\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack wattle is the workhorse of south eastern Australian revegetation, a fast, nitrogen fixing pioneer that puts a canopy over bare ground faster than almost anything else that belongs there. \u003cem\u003eAcacia mearnsii\u003c\/em\u003e carries dark, finely divided bipinnate foliage rather than the flat phyllodes of most cultivated wattles, and in late spring it covers itself in pale cream to lemon ball flowers with a soft honey scent. It is chosen for shelter, soil repair and habitat rather than for longevity, since it lives fast and typically bows out at fifteen to thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Black Wattle\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Puts on rapid height in its first few years, closing a gap in a shelterbelt long before slower eucalypts catch up.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Building\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fixes nitrogen through root nodules and drops fine leaf litter, improving degraded and worked out ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: The ferny, dark green bipinnate foliage reads as soft and feathery against coarser native canopy species.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Supports sugar gliders, seed eating birds and a wide range of insects, and is a recognised food tree in its natural range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSite Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows on poor, gravelly and eroded soils, handles frost, wind and dry summers once its roots are down.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShelterbelt and Windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted through a farm windbreak as the fast nurse species that protects slower growing trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRevegetation and Erosion Control\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used on cleared slopes and creek lines where quick canopy cover and root binding are needed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: A dense, quick answer to a bare boundary on an acreage block.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat Corridors\u003c\/strong\u003e: Included in indigenous plantings across Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales to link remnant bushland.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early winter in temperate zones so roots establish before summer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well drained soils of almost any fertility, from gravel and shale to loam, though it dislikes permanently waterlogged ground and highly alkaline soils\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first summer only, since wattles resent constant moisture and root rot easily in over watered soil. Mulch lightly, stake only in exposed sites, and avoid rich fertiliser as it produces soft growth that snaps in wind.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e South eastern Australia, including Victoria, Tasmania, southern New South Wales and South Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream to pale yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795344359710,"sku":"ND-0011-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/hSnMztx9eBrXFF4f3MQXe_wPZrt55f.jpg?v=1787313789","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/acacia-mearnsii","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}