Re: Looking for Acacia smallii source in the Bay Area...

KK,

Although it is visually not even remotely similar, for delightful
fragrance over a long season (November to March here in the northern
central valley of California) I heartily recommend the Loquat
(Eriobotrya japonica). Amazingly enough, even here with long, very hot
summers, it is one of the few trees that persists when irrigation is
withdrawn (as at abandoned houses, etc.).  It shapes itself, provides
fruit for people and birds, and gives me a reliable spot of dense
shade--something precious in midsummer in this climate.  

Gary Matson, Far northern Californa (Sunset zone 9--barely)

Krzysztof Kozminski wrote:
> 
> Well, my A. subporosa seems to have croaked in the freeze of '98 and I'm
> looking for a more hardy replacement suitable for full sun,
> drought-resistant and preferably fragrant. Acacia smalli seems to fit
> the bill, but I haven't been able to find it anywhere.
> 
> If anyone knows of a source within traveling distance of SF Bay, I am
> all ears. Any other ideas for a moderately-sized drought tolerant
> fragrant tree?
> 
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