Acacia baileyana: Cootamundra wattle, golden mimosa very well suited to bonsai because of its small size: Gustafson recommends this acacia in particular for miniture bonsai. Likes cooler temperatures during the winter: 46 to 53 degrees Fahrenheit.
Acacia baileyana
Bailey's Acacia
Leguminosae (Legume family)
Origin: Australia
SPECIES CHARACTERISTICS: Evergreen tree. Fast growth rate, 20 - 30' in height with 20 - 30' spread. Round in shape.
FOLIAGE: Bipinnate leaf type, opposite arrangement, 1/4" leaflets, fern like leaves. Gray green in color.
FLOWERS: Large cluster of small golden yellow flowers. Flowers in late Winter early Spring.
FRUIT: Dry; Dehiscent legume, brown in color.
FLOWERS: Large cluster of small golden yellow flowers. Flowers in late Winter early Spring.
FRUIT: Dry; Dehiscent legume, brown in color.
BARK: Smooth-Gray.
WATER: Low water needed.
PRUNING: To shape.
USES:
Accent, Foliage, flower, specimen, street tree.
EXPOSURE: Full sun, wind, heat, cold; Hardiness:
Sunset zones: 7 - 9, 13 - 24.
SOIL: Well drained.
PESTS/DISEASES: No significant pest problems.
PROPAGATION: Seed.
