EARLEAF ACACIA
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FAMILY | GENUS | SPECIES: FABACEAE | Acacia | auriculiformis Scientific Name:Acacia auriculiformis NATIVE TO COLLIER COUNTY FL?: N
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Weak-wooded spindly evergreen tree reaching 30 feet in height;
Leaves are crescent-shaped and stiff;
Spiral seedpods develop after yellow flowers;
Habitat:
1. Ranges from dry subtropical to moist to wet forests
2. Pinelands and disturbed areas
Reasons it should be removed:
1. Grows into a very large tree and can invade established, closed-canopy forests;
2. Invades numerous forest types, from dry upland scrub to rich hammock;
3. Potential wind hazard to residences and utilities.
Method of removal:
1. Chainsaw adult tree and treat stump with commercially available herbicide;
2. Hand pull seedlings.
Weak-wooded spindly evergreen tree reaching 30 feet in height; Leaves are crescent-shaped and stiff; Spiral seedpods develop after yellow flowers; Habitat:
1. Ranges from dry subtropical to moist to wet forests
2. Pinelands and disturbed areas
Reasons it should be removed:
1. Grows into a very large tree and can invade established, closed-canopy forests;
2. Invades numerous forest types, from dry upland scrub to rich hammock;
3. Potential wind hazard to residences and utilities.
Method of removal:
1. Chainsaw adult tree and treat stump with commercially available herbicide;
2. Hand pull seedlings.
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