The tree that we present to you today is the acacia bayleyana »Atropurpurea», a thornless evergreen tree that will undoubtedly make its owner enjoy its very high ornamental value and its low maintenance, in addition to its multiple uses in gardening.
Its rapid growth and its rusticity make it an ideal option to have in any garden, or even in a pot.
The purple Acacia is a small tree, which does not usually exceed eight meters in height. Its foliage is semi-pendulous, that is, it falls almost like a cascade, with the branches slightly arched downwards. Bipinnate leaves, purple-reddish in color when young, and more purple as they mature. It has no thorns.
The trunk is not very thick, it can reach a diameter of 30cm, which makes it ideal for gardens with little space.
The inflorescence resembles a tiny ballerina pompom, which is bright yellow. It blooms in winter, and if its flowers are pollinated, they will begin to create the fruit, which will be shaped like a green legume. The seeds will be ready in a matter of two months.
It resists without problems frosts of up to 5 degrees below zero, drought (especially if we talk about adult and acclimatized specimens) and does not usually have problems with pests or diseases.
In gardening the purple Acacia has several uses:
- How to Live Aligned with hedge. With correct pruning we can make a nice windbreak hedge ... or »hedge-wall».
- Isolated specimen. Due to its high ornamental value and its beautiful purple color, it will attract the attention of those who visit your garden.
- In groups. If we want to have a "purple nucleus", we can plant several specimens together.
- Bonsai. By having the leaves so small, and being a fairly manageable and controllable plant, we can turn it into a beautiful bonsai.
Did you know this variety of Acacia bayleyana? How about?
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Image – Antoniucci, bozzanical
It's actually a sooooo handsome tree 🙂 I've been looking for one for weeks and the nurseries in my place don't have it, I'll continue my search because I fell in love with it.
Could you recommend some organic fertilizer for some apple, peach and avocado trees, their leaves are with brown spots and others have the leaves as wrinkled in reddish color.
Thank you
Hello Maria.
As organic fertilizer you can use guano or manure.
Regarding brown spots, it could be rust, so I would recommend treating them with systemic fungicides.
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Hello, I had in the small garden of my building a beautiful purple acacia, it was already big and the co-owners were annoying because it made their apartment gloomy; I decided to give to my neighbor who has a mansion and they accepted right away, his gardener came and with great difficulty they took him away, now I see him withered, please tell me what to do to make him sit down and sprout. Thank you
Hi Monika.
Nothing, now we have to wait.
Tell him to water it with homemade rooting agents from time to time, this will help you root.
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I love this shrub and for a long time I have been trying to make a cuttings grow roots, but nothing, I have already tried three times, I take the cuttings I put them in water and nothing dries and they do not take root tell me how do I reproduce it for cutting. Thanks
Hi Yury.
It is almost better and faster per seed: thermal shock (1 sec. In boiling water, 24 hours in normal water) and in a few days you will see that it germinates.
By cutting, you can cut a branch of about 40cm, impregnate the base with homemade rooting agents and plant it in a pot with a well-draining substrate (black peat with 50% perlite for example).
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