Until landscaping regulations are implemented this genus will continue to be planted in the accumulated thousands of acres throughout CA. This is a great start by sharing free accurate educational information so that we can influence what plants are available to plant.
There was one of the Acacia plant that was considered a shrub. Would like to know the hardiness for cold temperatures, such as in Colorado and how well they would grow if planted as a shrub in front of your house.
They become dominant and outcompete natives, I’ve seen entire forests of acacia, hardly anything else. And they provide little to no habitat, they’re very dead ecosystems where this is dominant. The fact that they are nitrogen fixing is not necessarily even a positive, many ca natives are adapted to nitrogen poor soils, so they change the native soil ecology as well.
Thanks for the update. I have a couple of volunteer saplings of acacia baileyana that I need to remove so that my California native plants can support the native animals and insects.
Hi I have a plant that I can't find anywhere on Google. It just gre up with yellow spurs out of nowhere. I've never seen anything like them in my life. If I send you a picture can you help me??
Help- I bought ACACIA LONGFOLIA 15 gallon in Nov 11 2020, watered it good when planted in sunny area, watered it about 2 weeks ago not as much as first time as I noticed that its drying. I read that it doesnt need a lots of water so I only watered 2 x in 7 weeks. Today is Dec 26 and I noticed that the plant is drying, leafs falling off, branches dry. I dug about 4 inches below the surface and the earth is wet, not super moist. I paid $80 for it so please help me
@@lulaore thanks, thats was the problem, even though the tree is drought tolerant it needs to be watered deep once a week for 2 years till it establishes itself. I was able to act in time and even though it about 30% of leaves died I was able to save it and now Feb 14 its recovered fine and will make a wonderful privacy tree. Thank you for advice. Lesson learned.
Until landscaping regulations are implemented this genus will continue to be planted in the accumulated thousands of acres throughout CA. This is a great start by sharing free accurate educational information so that we can influence what plants are available to plant.
There was one of the Acacia plant that was considered a shrub. Would like to know the hardiness for cold temperatures, such as in Colorado and how well they would grow if planted as a shrub in front of your house.
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How are these types of trees invasive when they provide nitrogen for the soil?
They become dominant and outcompete natives, I’ve seen entire forests of acacia, hardly anything else. And they provide little to no habitat, they’re very dead ecosystems where this is dominant. The fact that they are nitrogen fixing is not necessarily even a positive, many ca natives are adapted to nitrogen poor soils, so they change the native soil ecology as well.
Nice honey from the bees that feed off them I’d image. They are beautiful.
they are the mesquite trees of the west pacific area.
Thanks for the update. I have a couple of volunteer saplings of acacia baileyana that I need to remove so that my California native plants can support the native animals and insects.
In my country its not allowed to cut an Acacia tree. People love its wood, it burns with a nice smell.
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Anyone know of a way to get rid of their roots without using herbicides? (dealbata)
Dig the entire root system up seems the only true way to rid the growth of these menacing plants.
I've read sawing a checkerboard pattern into the stumps helps prevent resprouting. I just cut and try to peal the bark and keep at it.
Acacia pravissima is said to not be invasive is this true?
Not Australia it's native from India ! I love this herb tree !
Hi I have a plant that I can't find anywhere on Google. It just gre up with yellow spurs out of nowhere. I've never seen anything like them in my life. If I send you a picture can you help me??
Hi I'm a non native plant
Help- I bought ACACIA LONGFOLIA 15 gallon in Nov 11 2020, watered it good when planted in sunny area, watered it about 2 weeks ago not as much as first time as I noticed that its drying. I read that it doesnt need a lots of water so I only watered 2 x in 7 weeks. Today is Dec 26 and I noticed that the plant is drying, leafs falling off, branches dry. I dug about 4 inches below the surface and the earth is wet, not super moist. I paid $80 for it so please help me
It probably needs to be watered more often as the leaves are getting established.
@@lulaore thanks, thats was the problem, even though the tree is drought tolerant it needs to be watered deep once a week for 2 years till it establishes itself. I was able to act in time and even though it about 30% of leaves died I was able to save it and now Feb 14 its recovered fine and will make a wonderful privacy tree. Thank you for advice. Lesson learned.
It’s an invasive plant, please don’t. They’re bad for your ecosystem!
My username is acaciaandroses lmao, inspired by this plant
Some of the worst invasive plants in CA
Yes, unfortunately true!
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