Acacia sutherlandii F. Muell.

Leguminosae

Common names

Corkwood wattle.

Characteristics

Tree with upright trunk and pendulous branches. Bark pale yellowish-grey, soft and corky; leaves bright green, fernlike, pendulous. Pods grey, 10 to 15 cm long and up to 2.5 cm wide. Grows on clay soils, mostly north of the 500-mm rainfall belt, and favours lightly timbered downs country. It is eaten fairly readily by sheep and cattle (Everist, 1969). It is native to Queensland.

Links for the genus:

The WattleWeb: Acacias from A-Z
Seed treatment and inoculation: Instructions for acacias and other NFT (Nitrogen Fixing Trees)
Sustainable livestock production: Indigenous knowledge in utilization of local trees and shrubs in central Tanzania