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Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’

Name: Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’
Brand: Evergreen Trees Direct
Price: 265.00 AUD
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Size: 40cm/45L

40cm/45L

Current Stock Height Guides

40cm/45L: 1m – 1.3m Approx.

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About Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’

Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ is a compact, ornamental Australian native shrub admired for its fine, weeping foliage and copper-toned new growth. The soft green leaves form a dense, mounded habit, while the bronze-copper tips provide year-round contrast and colour.

Typically reaching 1–1.5 metres high and 1–2 metres wide, ‘Copper Tips’ is ideal for low hedging, mass planting, borders, or as a feature plant in containers. It is low maintenance, fast-growing, and thrives in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil. Once established, it is drought-tolerant and suitable for a variety of landscape styles, including modern, native, and low-water gardens.

It looks excellent when planted en masse for a soft, flowing effect or contrasted with bold architectural plants.

Key Information to Know

Evergreen / Deciduous

Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ is an Evergreen (foliage year round) Tree

Mature Height & Width

Mature Height: 1–1.5 m

Mature Width: 1–1.5 m

Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ is expected to grow 0.3–0.6 m per year.

Frost Tolerance

Is Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ frost tolerant?

Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ is Frost Tolerant – Can handle light to moderate frost once established.

Flowering Information

Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ produces small cream to pale-yellow globular flowers from late winter into spring. Although subtle, the blooms sit along the fine weeping foliage, adding a gentle seasonal highlight that complements its distinctive copper-toned new growth.

Native Information

Is Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ an Australian Native? Yes

Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ is Native to A cultivated form of Acacia cognata, which is native to southeastern Australia, particularly New South Wales and Victoria, where it grows in dry sclerophyll forests and woodlands.

Wildlife Value

Its dense cascading foliage offers shelter for small birds, while its pollen-rich flowers support native bees, hoverflies and beneficial insects that help sustain a healthy and biodiverse garden ecosystem.

Sunlight Information

Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ will thrive best in:

Full Sun
Part Shade

Preffered Soil

Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ performs best in well-drained sandy or loam soils with reliable drainage. It tolerates neutral to slightly acidic soils but can struggle in heavy clay or poorly drained sites unless improved with organic matter. Keep soil evenly moist during establishment, then reduce watering as the tree matures and develops stronger drought resilience.

Botanical Information

Common Name: Copper Tips

Genus: Acacia

Botanical Species: Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’

Family: Fabaceae

Botanical Name: Botanical Name:

Landscape Uses

Plant in Pots (or) Suitable for Pots

Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ works in an:

Australian Native Garden – celebrates local plants with natural character.
Modern Garden – sleek, minimal, and design-led planting.
Formal Garden – structured, symmetrical design with clipped shapes.
Low-maintenance Garden – resilient choices for easy care and year-round appeal.

Planting, Spacing & Care

• Plant in a sunny to lightly shaded location.
• Ensure well-drained soil; improve heavy clay soils with organic matter.
• Water regularly during establishment.

Feature Planting: Space 1.2 – 1.5 m apart
Hedging & Screening: Space 0.8 – 1 m apart
Mass Planting: Space 1 – 1.2 m apart for dense coverage

• Light pruning after growth flush can help maintain a tidy shape.
• Fertilise with a native plant fertiliser in spring.

• Performs best in sandy to loamy soils.
• Will tolerate clay soils if drainage is improved.
• Avoid prolonged waterlogging.

Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ is expected to grow 0.3–0.6 m per year.

Medium Growth Rate
Fast Growth Rate

Root Ball Dimensions (Width × Depth) For Planting

Use this as a reference when digging your planting hole. We recommend digging at least 10% wider than the dimensions below to encourage strong root development.

30cm Pot: 33cm (W) × 30cm (D)
40cm/45L Pot: 44cm (W) × 41.5cm (D)
50cm Pot / 70L Pot: 55cm (W) × 41.8cm (D)
100L Bag: 50.6cm (W) × 52.8cm (D)
150L Bag: 66cm (W) × 55cm (D)
200L Bag: 71.5cm (W) × 60.5cm (D)
300L Bag: 88cm (W) × 63.8cm (D)
400L Bag: 99cm (W) × 66cm (D)
500L Bag: 122cm (W) × 66cm (D)
750L Bag: 134cm (W) × 69cm (D)
1000L Bag: 146.3cm (W) × 71.5cm (D)
2000L Bag: 176cm (W) × 82.5cm (D)

Ideal Conditions

Subtropical QLD (Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast)
Northern NSW (Byron, Coffs, Armidale)
Sydney & Central Coast
Inland NSW / Tablelands (Orange, Bathurst, Canberra)
Melbourne & Surrounds (Metro, Bayside, Geelong, Bellarine, Mornington)
Western District & Central VIC (Ballarat, Bendigo, Hamilton)
Gippsland (Latrobe Valley, East Gippsland)
Adelaide Metro & Coastal
Adelaide Hills & Barossa

Thrives in

Full Sun
Part Shade

Frost Tolerance

Frost Tolerant – Can handle light to moderate frost once established.

Drought Tolerance

As a young tree it benefits from regular watering, but once established Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’ shows good drought tolerance. It performs reliably through dry periods and maintains its colour and weeping habit with minimal supplementary watering.