
Family: Fabaceae
Form: Semi-deciduous shrub or small tree with horizontal branch habit, reaching 8-20'
Leaves: Bi-pinnately compound, alternate, entire, linear, glabrous
Stem/Bark: Spiney, evident lenticels
Flower: Yellow, fragrant, globose heads
Fruit: Legume, green turning black, often in clusters
Comments: Sweet Acacia makes an outstanding specimen tree. A related species, Acacia choriophylla, is equally spectacular, with larger leaflets and no spines.



