Uses: Can be used as a screen, barrier informal or formal hedge for wider verges, parks and reserves.
Fast growing and responds well to pruning. Useful for poorly drained sites.
Vigorous root system useful for soil control but can may restrict growth of other plants in close proximity.
Attracts nectar eating birds and butterflies. Dense copses are excellent refuges for native birds.
Note: Although this species is not classified under the Sewerage Act, it is recommended that it not be planted closer than two metres to any sewer main or connection.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:MU: Murray
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.