Description
Erect shrub to small tree. It can be kept as a shrub amenable to trimming, but is most distinctive kept to a single trunk when it reaches 6 m high.
Foliage
As a small tree it is upright and the slender trunk has a dark fibrous bark. It contrasts with the crown of soft green tints, a waving mass of slender branches which are bright grassy green while young.
Flowers
Long drooping yellow sprays. In November the branches become thickly lined with small, lemon-yellow* pea flowers 1 cm long, with a light clover-scent detectable from a large mass of plants. The season can last till mid December if cool and moist.
Habitat
Tolerates water‐logging.In swamps it can be extensive, a tall loose shrub where crowded.
Special Notes
Fast growing.