View Full Size Images
- (2)
View Full Size Images Back to Search Results Search Again
Photo Credits:
W. Mark and J. Reimer
Photo Locations:
Quail Botanical Gardens - Encinitas, CA
WHITETHORN ACACIA
Acacia constricta
General Notes
Utility friendly tree. Forms dense thicket unless trained to tree form. Has fragrant flower. Native to Texas and Arizona.
List all Fabaceae | Acacia
- Acacia constricta - Fabaceae
- Synonyms:
Common Names: Whitethorn Acacia, Mescat Acacia, Mescat Wattle - Native To: Texas and Arizona
- Habit: Spreading
Has Deciduous to Partly Deciduous foliage. - Shape: Oval or Rounded
- Sunset Zones: 10 - 24
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 6
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Water Needs: Moist to Dry Soil. Drought tolerant.
- Soil Type: Loam or Sand
- Soil pH: Slightly Acidic to Highly Alkaline
- Seaside Tolerance: Good in Mild Zone
- Height: 10 - 20 feet
- Canopy Width: 10 - 20 feet
- Growth Rate: 24 Inches per Season
- Landscape Use: Screen
- Longevity: Less than 50 years
- Leaves: Medium Green. Deciduous to Partly Deciduous.
- Flowers: Showy, Fragrant, Yellow. Flowers in Summer. Has perfect flowers (male and female parts in each flower).
- Fruit: Brown Pod, Large (1.50 - 3.00 inches), fruiting in Fall or Winter. Wildlife use it.
- Bark: Dark Brown, Scaly or Smooth
- Pest & Disease: Susceptible to Caterpillars, Root Rot
- Shading Capacity: Rated as Moderate in Leaf
- Branch Strength: Rated as Weak
- Litter Issue: Dry Fruit
- Root Damage Potential: Rated as Low
- Health Hazard: Allergy
Cite This Page:
SelecTree. "Acacia constricta Tree Record." 1995-2012. May 22, 2013.
< http://selectree.calpoly.edu/treedetail.lasso?rid=19 >
*No warranties or guarantees as to the accuracy of the data and information derived from this web site are expressed or implied. The California
Polytechnic State University and the Cal Poly Corporation shall not be responsible for any loss of profit, indirect, incidental, special, or
consequential damages arising out of the use of the data and information derived from this web site.
