Awsome! This tree is incredibly widespread, and I've found a few downed trees that I'm pretty sure are the same tree. Can't let all that bark go to waste  The Universe is Breathing
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What are the distinguishing caracteristics between Acacia dealbata and Acacia decurrens ?
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..acacia dealbata can be distinguished by the white/silvery stems and slightly blue coloured foliage... pinnules are closer together and fairly small between 0.7-6mm in length..decurrens has longer pinnules than dealbata which range from around 5-15mm long and is a more green colour below acacia dealbata followed by acacia decurrens:  
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not sure what species of bottlebrush you have there DonPeyote, though bottlebrushes are not in the acacia genus but the Callistemon genus
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Hey Acacian
Thanks. I kinda thru that out there stupid.
DP
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sorry didn't read into that post enough..
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acacian wrote:..acacia dealbata can be distinguished by the white/silvery stems and slightly blue coloured foliage... pinnules are closer together and fairly small between 0.7-6mm in length..decurrens has longer pinnules than dealbata which range from around 5-15mm long and is a more green colour
below acacia dealbata followed by acacia decurrens:
Thank you very much!
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DreamTripper - I'm not quite sure what your acacia in post 473 is.... it looks quite similar to acacia acinacea, though the phyllodes seem to angle differently. I'm pretty sure they sell those at the nursery I'm volunteering at so I will try and find out for you as soon as possible... second photo is acacia verticillata and third is acacia iteaphylla (flinders wattle)
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..acacian's awesome! as for your mystery backyard tree acacian..hmm..before simply declaring it another form of A. longifolia (which flowering time and appearance suggest) i'll ponder more..phyllodes do look small...is indeed interesting.. Hieronymous wrote:Does anyone have any idea what this species could be ?
At first sight it resembled a phleb, but it had a glaucous appearance when it was freshly picked. I don't want to post pictures of the tree because it's in someones front yard. ..what area of the continent is this would help...superficially resembles A. auriculiformis..but pods more helpful..there are very rare species it resembles, but area a key for this..
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Thanks nen
It is within 20 km of the ocean and it's in the mid north coast region NSW. The tree has been planted there in the last year or so (give or take) as google maps hasn't picked it up yet. I think it must have been an established tree just past the sapling stage when it was planted there.
I have a picture of the tree if that would help. I won't post it here though. To my untrained eye it doesn't look much like an auriculiformis. It has a very upright growth habit and the phyllodes don't have that weeping look like the pics I've seen of auriculiformis.
I really don't want to give away too many details as to where it is in case some rogue decides to attack it one night. I'm just interested in collecting some seeds from it when they are mature.
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^ .. you could try just taking pictures of the branches facing upward with the sky in the background? makes for an aesthetic photo too
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acacian wrote:^ .. you could try just taking pictures of the branches facing upward with the sky in the background? makes for an aesthetic photo too I'll send you a pic by PM Edit: I would if I could work out how to upload a pic from my PC.
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A friend told me their was A. Maidenaii growing all over a certain street, which I went to check out. I do not think these are A. Maidenaii. The question is: what are they? DonPeyote attached the following image(s):  2013acacia.jpg (2,023kb) downloaded 176 time(s).
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Wow thats an exotic looking plant it has a majical aura.
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I think you have Callistemon Salignus, DonPeyote ... gorgeous plant - and yes very acacia-like .... could be mistaken for Melaleuca Saligna, though is distinguishable by the 3 prominent veins as opposed to the single main vein on Melaleuca
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Many thanks acacian 
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Thanks Acacian!
Yes, yes, the leaves smell very much like Malaleuca!
And the way the almost white trunk bark has that soft, and fluffy feel...
Definitely not an Acacia.
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posting the same thing multiple times in multiple subfora is discouraged here on the nexus. i know sometimes it can feel like it takes some time to get a decent response, but patience is considered a virtue round these here parts. also, it looks similar to maidenii, but those flowers do seem too yellow to be it. but i am far from an expert, so this is hardly more than an educated guess. acacian or nen888 would know. maybe some nice mod will move this post into the acacia identification thread for you My wind instrument is the bong
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