SWEET ACACIA

Acacia farnesiana

8 to 20 feet

Medium to fast rate of growth

Full sun    

Good salt and drought tolerance

Zones 9 to 11

Multi-stemmed, thorny, densely-branched shrub or small tree

 with evergreen, finely divided, compound leaves.

Fragrant, round, yellow flowers are followed by 2 inch long, woody, brown pods.

Attracts wildlife, especially birds.