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Acacia jennerae,
Coonavittra Wattle, is
an Australian import
that takes its name from
the town of Coonavittra
in New South Wales,
Australia where it grows
native along creek banks
and salt lakes. It is a
medium stature,
evergreen and matures
into an upright,
generally columnar,
thornless tree with
slightly weeping leaves
and a lacy canopy. It
shares branch structure
qualities, canopy
structural and leaf
texture characteristics
with Acacia salicina.
Acacia jennerae
has vertically ascending
branches, with drooping
tips, giving it a
vase-shaped, upright,
narrow profile. With
rigid, upturned leaves
the canopy is compact
yet lacy giving the tree
a lush texture that
provides scattered
shade. Yellow to gold
ball-shaped flowers, in
3-to-8 flower clusters,
are produced from
November to February and
sometimes in response to
summer irrigations. The
contrast between the
reddish branches and
stems with the pale
green leaves make this a
striking, medium
stature, evergreen tree.
It is used as an accent,
theme and patio tree, in
parking medians,
streetscapes, and any
setting where an
evergreen, flowering
trees is needed.
Pods have a zig-zag
appearance, gray-brown
to tan and about 4" to
7" long. Trees can reach
a mature height of 20'
with a width of about
12'.
The contrast between
the reddish branches and
stems with the pale
green-gray leaves make
this a striking, medium
stature, evergreen tree.
It is used as an accent,
theme and patio tree, in
parking medians,
streetscapes, and any
setting where an
evergreen, flowering
trees is needed. Their
stature and upright
growth make them ideal
for patios, entry
courts, narrow side
yards or as a perimeter
screen planting. It can
be mixed with deciduous
trees and shrubs to
soften the barren
appearance of landscapes
in winter and the
blooming habit adds much
needed color to the
desert winter. In field
tests conducted in
Tucson, AZ, trees
tolerated 15 degrees F
without damage and have
demonstrated vigorous
growth under desert
conditions.
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