Propagation
The hard coated seeds require scarification by placing them in hot water (90° C) for one minute or submerged in sulphuric acid 30 minutes. Alternatively mechanical scarification can be applied.

Sow the seeds in a well drained media and maintain a temperature between 20 to 30°C (68ş-.86ş F) Germination occurs within 10 days and when large enough to handle prick-out and pot up.

Botanic information
Leaf: The thick leathery textured silver green narrow-lanceolate to acicular phyllodes up to 170 mm (6ľ in) long by 8 mm (Ľ in) wide with an obtuse apex. The upper surface has faint parallel nerves and is covered in fine pubescence and there is a small basal gland.

Flower: The tiny bright yellow tubulate flowers are arranged in a erect cylindrical spike that is up to 30 mm (1? in)long by 7 mm (Ľ in)wide on a pedicle that is 8 mm (? in)long. They appear solitary (really in pairs) in axils along the stems, profusely from autumn to winter and sporadically throughout the year.The flowering period is induced by rainfall.

Fruit: The light brown flat oblong woody pods are up to 50 mm (2 in) long by 15 mm (? in) wide and have a winged margin that is up to 2 mm (2/16 in) wide. The surface is covered in a net-like veins and the pod is slightly constricted between the shiny dark oval seeds that are up to 5 mm (Ľ in) long by 4 mm (? in) wide. They mature in 10 months and a very viable.

General information on pruning Acacia species
Tolerates a light prune after flowering back to a node, remove any dead wood back to the collar. If there is insufficient light towards the base of the tree prune the crown to allow the light in. The plants tend to be easily damaged by wind or borers, and damaged material should be removed.