acacia mearnsil

hello everyone i am a new member today and would like to ask a question to everyone out there please! i have grown an acacia mearnsil plant from seed but dont know anything about it-e.g where to plant, is it invasive,what type of ground etc. i bought the seed on line but cant get any information from them or on the web-please can anyone enlighten me?

 

Hello, moment, and welcome to GC!

The Acacia mearnsii is from the family Mimosaceae, known as the Black Wattle in England. It grows naturally in the hills here and is a beautiful sight when in bloom. In cultivation is can be fast growing and can reach a height of 10 metres or more. It likes a well-drained soil in full sun.

I do not personally have one - too big for my garden - but I think there are a couple of GC members who may have this species and can advise you further.

I hope you enjoy the site ... there are a lot of dog lovers on here as well!

 

Hi Moment & welcome to GC!!!

 

hi moment and welcome, enjoy

 

Welcome moment from plymouth

BM

 

Hi moment, I may not be able to help much but I have grown several Acaias in the past and have A. Baileyana in a pot 10ft high at present. Mearnsii is not a variety popular in the UK unlike Dealbata, Baileyana, Longifolia and to a lesser extent Pravissima but has a similar habit. It will tolerate most soils except extremely chalky soil, I don't think Plymouth is.
They are not invasive as they do not set seed here normally. They are prone to scorch in winter gales so a sheltered sunny spot would be favourite. How high is it? it would be best to wait till it is 4/5 ft before planting and with some mature bark on the trunk. It is one that I have not grown but I hope this has been some help.

 

Hi moment, I've not grown it but it seems to be the same plant as acacia decurrans, try a google.

 

I don't know, Pete, A mearnsii was originally called A mollisima ... maybe they're all the same?

 

I got it from a google cant remember where though.

 

Oh, the old grey cells going now, are they? :D Think pink! :rolleyes:

 

I get tickled pink when L of L says grey cells ,dont watch too much TV.FANCY :D :D

 

You've lost me now, Fancy, but that's not difficult to do! :D No, I don't often watch TV ... but there's obviously a connection here? :confused:

 

lost me, but mollisima is a pink passionflower. :D

 

I don't know where my answer of an hour or so ago went on this (I'm on a "go slow" at the moment so maybe I was hasty with my Add Reply!.

What I was saying, Pete, was that mollissima refers to quite a few things, including Diospyro (the persimmon) and, just to confuse us more, how abouthte Somateria mollissima ... the Eider duck, famous for quilts and pillows?

I cannot find a definite definition (can you say that?) for mollissima so I'm at a loss at the moment! :confused:

So, let's try again ....