| Acacia vestita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. vestita |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia vestita Ker Gawl. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia vestita, also known as weeping boree, weeping acacia, and hairy wattle, is a shrub and small tree native to New South Wales, Australia.
Description
The tree grows about 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall and 3 metres in diameter. It bears flowers from about August to October and can be propagated by seed, sometimes requiring soaking in hot water first to permeate the hard seed layer before putting it in the ground.
Gardens
It is grown in horticulture as a small multi-trunk tree for gardens and is popular in California for drought-tolerant landscaping.
References
- "Acacia vestita Ker Gawl". Botanic Gardens Trust. PlantNET. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- "Wattle Horticulture". Wattle Day Association. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- Australian National Botanic Gardens
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