Scientific name: Acacia confusa

Alternative names: Acacia, Taiwan willow

Family: Fabaceae

Origin and distribution: Acacia The tree is native to Taiwan;

The straight-stem acacia tree and the ear-pod acacia tree are originally from Oceania.

Form: evergreen tree. The crown is round.

Morphological characteristics: Main flowering period: April to August

Texture: fine to medium Color: leaves yellow-green to dark green. Flowers golden yellow. Fruit brown.

Growth habits: Light: Positive plants need strong light.

Growth characteristics: Fast growth. It is heat-resistant, drought-resistant, barren-resistant, acid-resistant, shear-resistant, wind-resistant, and pollution-resistant. The mature tree is not easy to transplant.

Landscape purposes: The tree crown is green and green, which is an excellent and low-maintenance shade tree, street tree, landscape tree, shade tree, windbreak tree and slope protection tree. Young trees can be used as hedge trees. It can be planted singly, in rows or in groups to look beautiful in gardens, campuses, parks, recreation areas, temples, etc. Especially suitable for seaside greening. Flowers can attract butterflies and birds.

The name of the tree. ①Some tree species have red seeds. Such as "red bean tree, sea red bean" and so on. ② "Selected Works·Zuo Si's "Wu Du Fu"": "The pomegranate tree is the tree of acacia." Liu Kui's note: "Acacia is also a big tree. The material is strong, and when cut at an angle (evil), the text can be used to make utensils." In fact, it is like coral, which remains unchanged over the years, and Dongye has it." ③In ancient times, it was said that during the Warring States Period, King Kang of the Song Dynasty captured the beauty of the wife of Han Ping, the wife of King Kang of the Song Dynasty. Han Ping committed suicide. He also threw himself on the stage and died, leaving a suicide note stating that he wished to be buried together. King Kang was angry and ordered the people to bury them separately, with the two tombs facing each other. A long time ago, there was a big catalpa tree growing at the end of the two tombs. They hugged each other for ten days, with their roots and branches intertwined. There were also male and female mandarin ducks perched on the trees. They would not go away morning and evening, crossing their necks and chirping mournfully. People in the Song Dynasty mourned it because they called the tree acacia. See Volume 11 of Qianbao's "Sou Shen Ji".