Wow if I could get it to root that would be amazing.
I'll try to do that for sure!
I googled for Acacia Dealbata Cultivation and found this:
http://www.telegraph.co..../Mimosa-How-to-grow.htmlQuote:Growing tips
Acacia dealbata will survive a couple of bursts of frost of up to -10C but it does not thrive in cold places. The variety subalpina is hardier than the type. If the mimosa is cut down by cold weather, it should regrow from the base as a multi-stem.
This can be useful in places where there is not enough room for a full size tree. All new growth is more susceptible to cold weather than old, so protecting the plant for the first two years will help it to survive. Protection is also needed for the regrowth after the mimosa has been cut to the ground.
The ideal soil for a mimosa is neutral to acid, which is why the leaves on my tree grown in limy conditions are often yellow. This can be remedied with doses of the iron tonic Sequestrene, to keep the leaves bluey grey.
Old specimens prefer not to be pruned but Acacia dealbata is fast-growing. Thus, if the plant outgrows its position (or is frozen to death), it will not be too long before a replacement grows to a respectable size. Like all tender shrubs, the mimosa is best planted in the spring, after all danger of frosts has passed, so as to give its wood the longest possible ripening period before the first winter.
Mimosas make good conservatory plants for large pots, but they should be watered very sparingly in winter.
Propagation
Acacia dealbata can be raised from seed but, because this is a seed triggered by fire in its native habitat, boiling water has to do the trick here. Pour the water over the seeds and leave them to soak for a day, until they have softened and plumped up.
Cuttings also root easily. It is worth taking some of the hardier form subalpina, if you are lucky enough to obtain it, as this will not come true from seed.
Cuttings root easily they say..... Well that's convenient
Too bad they don't go into detail about it. Would I just add the
rooting hormone to it's water? Or should I do it in another way?
I hope the package of Rooting hormone will be specific as to how
to apply it.
And of all Acacias, A.Dealbata seems to be one of those more easily grown in
northern-hemisphere temperate climates, if grown indoors & kept safe from any
frost through out the cold northern-hemisphere winters. Too bad the only mention
of it's alkaloid content is of a %age less than 0.02...Tragically low.
However if I can get this Acacia to grow and survive in my cold, dark northern-hemisphere
home country it may be interresting to try and create a Hybrid between Acacia Dealbata &
another, DMT-rich Acacia species. Who knows it may result in a hybrid that has the best of
both worlds: The abilities of A.Dealbata to grow fast & survive in more humid, less sunny
climates + the high DMT content of the other, DMT-rich Acacia species. It has been done
before with Phalaris, creating the high DMT content Phalaris hybrid named "AQ1", so it
may well be possible for Acacias too. I'd love to see the DMT content, hardiness & growth
rates of hybrids like these:
-A.Dealbata X A.Simplex
-A.Dealbata X A.Podalyriifolia
-A.Dealbata X A.Confusa
-A.Dealbata X A.Floribunda
-A.Dealbata X A.Acuminata
-A.Dealbata X A.Drepanolobium(A very underappreciated Acacia!)
And A.Dealbata hybridisation with countless other DMT- or 5-MeO-DMT rich Acacias off course.
But that is all for a much later stage. First I'll see if I can get these A.Dealbata branches
to root with rooting hormone & then see if I can make them take root in a deep, large pot full of neutral to acidic soil(as the cultivation guide I posted earlier suggested)
If that works out well, then I'll start reading info on how to hybridise different Acacia
species.