Daviesia arborea
W.Hill
Fabaceae
Daviesia corymbosa arborea (W.Hill) Maiden
Common Name:
General Information
Daviesia arborea is an evergreen shrub or a small tree with weeping branches; it can grow up to 14 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 30cm in diameter with a corky bark[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
,
601- Title
- The Useful Native Plants of Australia.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Maiden J.H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Turner & Co.; London.
- Year
- 1889
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. Although it produces true leaves as a seedling, the mature plant does not have true leaves but has leaf-like flattened stems called phyllodes[
].
The plant produces a high quality timber.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
,
1364- Title
- A monograph of Daviesia (Mirbelieae, Faboideae, Fabaceae)
- Publication
- Phytotaxa 300 (1): 001-308
- Author
- Crisp M.D.; Cayzer L.; Chandler G.T.; Cook L.G.
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.300.1.1
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 1179-3155
- Description
-
Range
Australia - New South Wales, Queensland
Habitat
Coastal hills to mountain slopes and ridges in wet sclerophyll forest, sometimes on rainforest margins or in dry sclerophyll forest; on fine-textured soils derived from acid volcanic or metamorphic rocks; at elevations from 50 - 1,100 metres[
1364- Title
- A monograph of Daviesia (Mirbelieae, Faboideae, Fabaceae)
- Publication
- Phytotaxa 300 (1): 001-308
- Author
- Crisp M.D.; Cayzer L.; Chandler G.T.; Cook L.G.
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.300.1.1
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 1179-3155
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Daviesia arborea is native to the warm temperate and subtropical regions of eastern Australia. It is tolerant of occasional moderate frosts[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Requires a sunny position in a well-drained, light to medium-textured soil.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is hard, close-grained, with beautiful pink streaked lines, and takes a beautiful polish[
601- Title
- The Useful Native Plants of Australia.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Maiden J.H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Turner & Co.; London.
- Year
- 1889
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. It is destined to take a prominent position with cabinet-makers[
601- Title
- The Useful Native Plants of Australia.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Maiden J.H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Turner & Co.; London.
- Year
- 1889
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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