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A weeping cherry tree with pink blossoms stands in a landscaped garden with tulips, green grass, and shrubs in the background.

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Acacia melanoxylon

Acacia 'Blackwood' is an iconic Australian tree famous for its timber, which has been extensively used for quality specialist furniture since European settlement. Growing into a large shade tree, the Blackwood's dense foliage makes it an ideal choice for a screen or windbreak with its pale yellow cream flowers blooming in winter and spring. It is cold and frost tolerant with low flammability and high tolerance to poor soils and drought. Plant with Acacia Lightwood, which flowers in summer, for year-round interest. See our Acacia - Wattles Factsheet here for more about the different Acacia varieties!

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Prunus subhirtella pendula 'Rosea' 'Rosea' Weeping Cherry is a superb pink-blossoming tree that has both spectacular floral and foliage beauty. And it's adaptable to a wide range of conditions, including heat and moderate drought, the trunk only growing as tall as its graft height. A wonderful little landscape feature! See our Prunus - Ornamental Blossom Factsheet here for more about the different cherry and plum blossom varieties!

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These pink weeping cherries are part of the Subhirtella species, which are weeping cherries grow wider than their other relatives. This makes them the best choice for a weeping shade and feature tree. You can literally sit under an umbrella canopy of blossoms in the spring! The Weeping Cherry tree is a superb blossoming tree that has both spectacular floral and foliage beauty and high versatility. These trees are grafted which means they stay small and do not grow in height once planted. Instead they mature by growing a thicker trunk and a much fuller weeping head. Highly recommended as a landscape feature plant, with masses of flowers in spring. It’s adaptable to a wide range of conditions including heat and moderate drought. Good disease resistance, flowers best in full sun. The 'Rosea' pink weeping cherry is best kept out of the wind so as to retain the blossoms and autumn leaves for longer. Weeping cherries don't like soggy roots so plant in well draining soil or in a mound above the soil line to assist with drainage. It's worth mentioning that weeping cherry trees are a type of ornamental cherry, which means they don't produce edible fruit but instead put their energy into beautiful flowers.

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Botanical Name	Acacia melanoxylon
Other Common Names	Australian Blackwood, Black Wattle, Blackwood, Hickory, Mudgerabah, Sally Wattle, Wattle
Origin	Australia
Plant Type	Tree
Leaf Drop	Evergreen
Sunshine	Full Sun, Part Shade
Tolerances	Pollution Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Wind Tolerant, Frost Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Drought Tolerant
Soil Type	Clay, Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy, Sandy – Loam
pH	Acidic, Neutral
Water Requirement	Low
Fertilise Me	December, January, November, October, September
Fertilizer Frequency	In the first year after planting, Monthly
Best time to plant	All Year
Planting Distance	2-3m apart
Max Height	12m
Max Width	5m
Growth Speed	Fast
Prune Me	Only if required
Size Maintained at	3m, 4m
Flowering	Yes
Flowering Time	August, November, October, September
Flower Colour	Cream, Yellow
Foliage Colour	Green
Fragrance	Moderate
Fruit / Seed	Yes – Edible
Fruiting Time	December, February, January
Attracts	Bees, Birds, Native Birds
Toxic To	Non-toxic
Uses	Shade Tree, Street Tree, Hedging & Screening

Botanical Name	Prunus subhirtella pendula 'Rosea'
Other Common Names	Pink Weeping Cherry, Rosea Weeping Cherry
Origin	Japan
Plant Type	Weeping Tree
Leaf Drop	Deciduous
Sunshine	Full Sun, Part Shade
Tolerances	Pollution Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Soggy Soil Sensitive, Frost Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Drought Tolerant
Soil Type	Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy – Loam, Well drained
pH	Acidic, Neutral
Water Requirement	Moderate
Fertilise Me	October, September
Fertilizer Frequency	Annually
Planting Distance	Min. 3m away from any other plant or object
Max Height	3m
Max Width	4.5m
Growth Speed	Moderate
Prune Me	after flowering, Only if required
Flowering	Yes
Flowering Time	August, November, October, September
Flower Colour	Pink
Fragrance	None
Foliage Colour	Green
Autumn Colour	Orange, Red, Yellow
Fruit / Seed	No
Attracts	Bees
Toxic To	Dogs
Uses	Feature Tree