Sweet Acacia

Sweet Acacia, Farnesiana Vachellia Farnesiana, Yellow Flowers, 25 Seeds (022B) Vachellia farnesiana Huisache, Texas Huisache, Sweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Mealy Acacia, Mealy Wattle, Cassie Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Acacia farnesiana, Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana, Acacia minuta, Acacia minuta ssp. densiflora, Acacia smallii, Mimosa farnesiana, Pithecellobium minutum, Vachellia densiflora A 15-20 ft., multi-trunked tree or shrub. Branchlets spiny and bearing finely divided leaves, each of the many leaflets less than 1/4 inch long. The bipinnately compound foliage is light-green and ferny. Small, fragrant, orange-yellow flowers 1/2 inch in diameter cluster in globose heads with many protruding stamens per flower. Fruit a reddish brown to black woody pod 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, rounded, not flat, and tapered at both ends. The common name, Huisache, is derived from Nahuatl and means many thorns. In southern Europe this species is extensively planted for the flowers, which are a perfume ingredient. Water Use: LowLight Requirement: Sun Soil Moisture: DryCaCO3 Tolerance: High Drought Tolerance: HighHeat Tolerant: yes Soil Description: Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay, Caliche typeConditions Comments: Acacia fernesiana can form dense thickets from suckers. It has small, fragrant, orange-yellow flowers cluster in globose heads. But blooms so early that buds are often ruined by frost in the northern parts of its range. Acacia beetles can girdle limbs up to 3 in. across. Alkaline tolerant. This beautiful tree casts a soft filtered light but be careful when planting it, because it has sharp thorns on the trunk and branches. Benefit Use Ornamental: AromaticConspicuous Flowers: yesFragrant Flowers: yesInteresting Foliage: yesDeer Resistant: Minimal Propagation Propagation Material: SeedsSeed Collection: May be stored in cold for one year.Seed Treatment: Scarification.Commercially Available: yesMaintenance: Requires pruning to develop strong structure