Shape | Upright, tall and spreading. |
Propagation | Seed. |
Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soils with a pH of 5.0 - 9.0. Prefers alluvial and heavy clay soils. |
Pests | Stem borer may be a problem. |
Bark/Stem Description | Deeply fissured. The branches are spreading forming a flat, dense crown. |
Leaf Description | The leaves are bipinnate, 30 - 40 mm long with 7 - 25 pairs of leaflets that are 1.5 - 7 mm long.
Thorns are thin, straight in axillary pairs, 3 - 12 pairs that are 5 - 7.5 cm long in new growth. Mature trees do not have thorns. |
Flower Description | Spherical heads on new growth that are 1.2 - 1.5 cm wide. |
Fruit Description | Pods, distinctive, constricted between seeds. Straight or slightly curved, 5 - 15 cm long on a pedicel with constrictions between the seeds. Appears like a string of pearls. |
Colour Description | The bark is dark brown. The flowers are yellow. The seeds are green and become black when ripe. The leaves are green. |
Texture Description | The bark is rough in texture. |