28. Weeping Myall, Boree

Acacia pendula [Acacia = thorny, because the first one identified had thorns, pendula = weeping]
This tree is not in the park, but there is a pure stand of these attractive trees on the southern side of the road, approximately 2 km back towards Pittsworth. It is rare to see more than the isolated tree due to clearing. It is a wattle, an erect tree with weeping silvery foliage, yellow flowers mainly in spring, and a flat thick woody seed pod. The leaves often finish with a point. Weeping Myall grows in association with Brigalow, but more commonly with Poplar Box trees. It is palatable to stock. The timber is hard, heavy and dark in colour and also has a violet perfume. It makes fence posts, firewood and was extensively back-loaded to the southern states in the early days of using drays for transport. The Aborigines made boomerangs from it. It is prone to attack from the bag moth caterpillars which live in untidy nest structures in the branches and emerge to feed on the leaves often defoliating the whole tree.