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title: Varnished Wattle
date: 2024-04-05T09:16:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
canonical_url: "https://pft.tas.gov.au/tree-species/varnished-wattle"
section: Tree Species
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#  Varnished Wattle 

 

 

 

 

 

 ![Acacia verniciflua](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/Tree-Species/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/125972/Acacia-verniciflua.webp) 

## Scientific Name

Acacia verniciflua

## Family Name

MIMOSACEAE

## Common Name

Varnished Wattle

 

 

### General Information

 

  Height 3.0m - 5.0m (300-500cm)   Flowers Tiny flowers which appear to be dense fluffy balls occurring singly on a flowering stem.   Fruit Seed pods   Form Shrub, usually straggly   Municipalities Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast   Communities Montane Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest   Habitat Notes Widespread and abundant in damp shady places.Occasional in lower, drier habitats.   Site Tolerance Dry; Moist; Rocky; Shady   Frost Tolerance Hardy   Soil Tolerance Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained   General Notes Useful in providing low level shelter (up to 4m) in mixed species windbreaks. Useful in soil erosion control as fibrous roots help bind the soil. Also useful in improving soil fertility. Will regenerate naturally from seed particularly following fire.Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. Koori (mainland) use: Reputedly used to stupefy fish to enable easy capture. Not suitable below powerlines.   

 

### Propagation Details

 Flowering Months JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSeed Collecting Months JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSowing Months JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecCutting Months JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 

 

 

### Seed Information

 

  Seed Collection Brown pod straight , sticky,flattened, constricted between the seeds.releases seed immediately on maturity.pick pods just as they start to dry and change colour. spread on sheets. sieve to isolate   Seed Treatment Method Boiling water   Seed Storage Life Long   Viable Seeds Per Gram 63   Seed Treatment Notes Propagation from scarified seed. Pour boiliing water over seed and allow to soak for 24 hours before sowing. Alternatively boil the seed for 30 secs before plunging into cold water and sowing.   Germination Time 2-3 weeks   Suitable For Direct Seeding Yes   

 

### Cuttings

 

  Cutting Notes Too hard and strike rate too low to bother.Most Acacias are readily propagated by seed. Cuttings are possible with "phyllode bearing" Acacias, more so than with "feathery leaved" species.