Golden wreath wattle
An Australian wattle planted on dunes and eroded land; generous early-spring pollen, no floral nectar, and invasive on Mediterranean coasts.
- Nectar
- None
- Pollen
- Good
- Flowering
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Height
- 3-8 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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Golden wreath wattle is a small tree from Western Australia with long, bluish-green phyllodes. In Turkey it has been used along the Mediterranean coast for dune stabilisation, roadside planting and erosion-control afforestation. Its bright yellow pompom flowers have no nectar; glands on the leaf stalks secrete negligible amounts. For honey bees it is a rich source of pollen.
Flowering
It flowers for about 4-6 weeks from March to May, coinciding in coastal apiaries with the period when spring build-up speeds up.
Honey and pollen
It gives no honey. Its pollen intake supports spring build-up, but as a sole source its protein balance may be poor; it is useful together with other spring pollens.
Note for the beekeeper
It is on the European Union's list of invasive alien species; it damages coastal ecosystems in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus and South Africa. It sets abundant seed and spreads rapidly after fire; it should not be planted for beekeeping.