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Acacia xanthophloea
Fever Tree
Foliage: Semi-Evergreen
Mature Height: 30’ - 45’
Mature Width: 30’ - 45'
Growth Rate: Fast
Hardiness: 25 degrees F
Exposure: Full Sun
Leaf Color: Green
Shade: Filtered
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Shape: Ball
Flower Season: Spring
Thorns: Yes
Propagation Method: Seed
Sizes Available: #25
Acacia xanthophloea (Fever-tree Acacia) is a low elevation South African medium to tall tree growing along or in water. The beauty of this tree comes from the clusters of 10 yellow ball flowers. Pieces of the magnificent, smooth, greenish-yellow bark flake off as the tree matures, giving an interesting, colorful pattern to the trunk. This very fast growing tree is sensitive to cold below 25 degrees F. The common name comes from the misunderstanding of early settlers who thought the tree was the carrier of the malaria fever. Because the tree grew in swamp areas conducive to malaria mosquito's, people associated the fever with the tree. The tree is armed with white straight spines up to two and a half inches long. For someone who is a tree collector and has the space and protection from temperatures below 25 degrees F. This is an addition you will want to plant.
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