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Fig. 12. Distribution of Acacia salignain Australia (Hall and Turnbull 1976).
seeds, brown, hairless. Seeds 6-10, beanlike, oblong to slightly elliptical, 3-6
mm long, shiny dark brown to black, on yellowish stalk.
Wood (properties not recorded) used for fuel including charcoal, for fenceposts
and small farm implements; bark yields tannin.
Other Uses
Cultivated extensively in eastern Australia for its horticultural
value; as a rapidly growing ornamental, provides spectacular display of golden
flowers as well as a quick screen. Though attractive for its dense, sometimes
whitish foliage, trees become open-branched and untidy.
Also planted in eastern Australia to stabilize coastal sands after mining and
as source of tannin; naturalized locally. Because of rapid growth and extensive
root system, this extremely rugged tree widely introduced elsewhere to reclaim
barren, eroded hillsides and wastelands and to stabilize sand dunes.
Planted also for windbreaks and along roadsides and seashores.
Foliage and pods eaten fresh or as hay by livestock; bushes can be browsed
heavily without damage. Acidic gum exudes from injured barK.
Natural Distribution Southwestern corner of Western Australia. Altitude
from sea level to 325 m.
Planted and naturalized locally in eastern Australia. Introduced into South
Africa about 1845 to stabilize shifting sand dunes. Now naturalized and
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