Shoestring Acacia
This bushy small evergreen tree has pendulous branches and long linear leaves resembling shoestrings. Small, creamy yellow flower clusters hang on the branch tips. Little maintenance required. Minimal leaf and seed litter. Drought tolerant once established.
Acacia stenophylla Standard
Fruit Characteristics
Fruit length : 1/3-1/2<>
Fruit type : Pod
Fruit color : Reddish-brown
Leaf Characteristics
Bark texture : Vertically furrowed
Bark color : Rusty-red
Leaf texture : Glaucous, leathery
Leaf length : 3-15"
Leaf width : 1/3"
Leaf shape : Linear
Leaf color : Greyish-green
Flower Characteristics
Flower width : 1/3-1/2"
Flower shape : Round
Flower color : Yellow
Plant Anatomy
Foliage growth cycle : Evergreen
Average size maturity width : 20 ft.
Average size maturity height : 30 ft.
Growth rate : Fast
Cultural Information
USDA Zone : 20 to 25 F ( Z9a)
Sunset zone : 8, 9, 12-24
Water requirements : Rarely (Drought Tolerant)
Light exposure : Sun
Landscape Attributes
Attractive bark :Yes