Cedar wattle
Common weeds
- Scientific name
- Acacia elata
- Description
- Medium-sized upright to spreading tree. Thick dark brown to black deeply fissured bark.
- Weed category
- Enironmental weed
- How to indentify
- Large dark green ferny leaves (paler below) divided twice and 30-40cm in size. Leaf stalks are grooved and grouped by 3-5 leaflets. New leaves rusty brown. Large clusters of pale yellow ball-shaped flowerheads at the ends of branchlets. Straight, flat dark grey pods 10-15cm long.
- How it spreads
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- Garden waste and soil
- Ants
- Birds
- Machinery
- Water
- Environmental impact
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Regenerate readily, invading bushland areas.
- Suggested plant replacement
- Removal methods
- Plant specific removal methods
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Treat any time of year.
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Photographs of Cedar Wattle Photograph provided by Shire of Yarra Ranges 
Photograph by Scamperdale. Shared under a Creative Commons license 2.0. 
Cultivated tree.
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