Acacia pycnantha or the golden Wattle is Australia's national emblem - so its a very important wattle.
Native to Victoria and SA it has a rounded crown leading down to pendulous branches which carry great ball of fragrant golden flowers in spring.
It is a truly spectacular tree.
It is well suited to garden growing though it will not live long.
Pycnantha: this botanical name is derived from the Greek pycnos (meaning close, thick, crowded) and anthos (flower). It alludes to the compact flower heads that characteristically contain many densely-arranged flowers.
Its bark is used for tanning leather.