Propagation
Sow fresh seed during early spring and pre-soak seeds in heated water 13º to 18ºC (55º-64ºF) for 24 hours. Seeds may require scarification (peeling treatment).

Pruning
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.

Botanic information
Leaf: The smallgrey green phyllodes are closely pressed along the stems and have a mucronate apex. The peduncle is very short and the texture is leathery.

Flower: The tiny tubulate flowers are arranged in a solitary globular inflorescence that is found in the leaf axils towards the end of the branchlets. They appear during late winter.

Fruit: The flattened linear pods are reddish-green and constricted between hard coated black seeds.