Auckland Acacias

[Flux]

I took a few photos of some the Acacias in flower in Auckland today, to my eye they look 'Longifolia-esque' and I'd be interested to know what they are if they are not A.Longifolia.

The first 5 pics are the same plant - the second 5 are from a grove of similar looking trees

[Strontium Dawg]

I think it's a longifolia. They are really variable in form from place to place, even locally here they can vary from the sophorae type form to ones that look identical to obtusifolias. I think they even cross breed. I collected seeds from a definite obtusifolia and the tree I grew out just flowered over winter at the same time as longis, with really bright yellow flowers.

[Flux]

It's quite amazing how variable one species can be - even aside from known sub-species. I'd also noticed distinct form variation in Floribunda grown from the same seed in same conditions.

Pretty crazy that an Obtuse seed should bear a Longifolia looking tree...is this perhaps due to growing conditions too, like changes in season temperature (I've noticed Courtii still with little rods here and there)

[theuserformallyknownasd00d]

I've seen G's tree and it looks obs but was covered in crazy longifolia flowers, same time as the feral population of longifolia too... Crazy bloody things!

 

nice pics flux but I'd be pissing in the wind trying to ID on your side of the pond