Acacia mangium 100 - 250 seeds Black Wattle, Mangium Wattle

A large, very fast growing tree to 35 m (115 ft.) tall, native from Queensland, Australia to New Guinea and the Moluccas. It is popular as a plantation tree due to its speed and ease of growth, drought tolerance, nitrogen-fixing qualities and its good quality wood, which is used for pulp and charcoal but is also useful for construction and to make furniture. Not only is Acacia mangium useful, but it also has some ornamental qualities, with very wide phyllodes to 30 cm (12 in.) long and 10 cm (4 in.) wide; white, bottlebrush-like flowers; and the curiously coiled seed pods. It is best suited to the tropics. Seeds must be scarified or immersed in boiling water for 30 seconds to break dormancy, then soaked at room temperature for a day.