Botanical Name Acacia Salicina

Family Name Mimosaceae

Common Name Cooba; Native Willow; Willow Wattle

Indigenous to mainland Australia, it is adaptable to most soils but prefers heavy clay in an open sunny position, and is drought and frost resistant.

This is an Evergreen tree.

Height 12m

Spread. 4m

Stem. Erect and suckering, with a rounded crown and branches weeping almost
to the ground.

Leaves Pale green, long narrow with a single vein, and 20cm long.

Flowers have golden backs occurring in small sprays. In winter and summer

Pods are brown.

Propagation is by scarified seed.

Aboriginal use: The native willow is useful as windbreaks and for checking erosion; it is also a valuable timber resource. In addition, the bark is used to poison fish.