Family:
Fabaceae
Acacia stenophylla
River Cooba
(syn. Racosperma stenophyllum)
Other Names: Eumong
Name Origin:
stenophylla – meaning narrow leaves.
Regional Subspecies:
Occurrence:
Regional:
Probably western reaches of Urana-Rand-Corowa region.
Australia:
Qld, NSW, Vic, SA, WA, NT.
Habitat:
Heavy clay soils adjacent to watercourses or margins of swamps or depressions.
Habit:
Erect or spreading tree 4-10 m high. Fissured, dark grey-brown bark and angled or flattened branchlets. Open crown of long thin drooping ‘leaves’.
Site Preference:
Well-drained soil. Tolerates poor drainage, inundation and waterlogging for short periods.
Tolerates frost.
Characteristics:
Hardy. Long-lived. Highly salt tolerant.
Flowering:
Creamy yellow, Mar-Jul. Also sporadic.
Seed Collection:
Oct-Dec. prolific woody pods.
Propagation:
From scarified seed, cuttings or transplanting suckers.
Regeneration:
Seeds spread during flood and can germinate and persist above normal river heights. Suckers freely.
VALUES:
Shade & Shelter:
Good low to medium level cover in windbreaks.
Land Protection:
Useful for stabilising soil, where its suckering is an advantage. Legume — improves soil fertility through ‘fixing’ nitrogen.
Wildlife:
Useful habitat. Native birds and insects eat seed appendages.
Timber:
Timber beautiful, high quality, very hard and close-grained. Takes fine polish and useful for furniture.
Ornamental:
Some trees ornamental for gardens and parks.