Acacia mollissima auct., not Willd. Acacia decurrens var. James A. Duke. Handbook of Energy Crops. Description Germplasm Distribution Ecology Cultivation Harvesting Yields and Economics Energy Biotic Factors References Uses Tree of economic importance in South and East Africa, Rhodesia, India, and Rio Grande do Sul area of South America etc. for tanning of soft-leather.
Wood furnishes badly needed fuel and building material in some areas.
Trees not only provide tannin and fuel, but also add nitrogen and organic material to improve the soil. The pulp is suitable for wrapping paper and hardboard. Some regard it as an attractive ornamental. Sometimes used for erosion control on poor sloping soils unsuitable for agriculture. Some farmers claim that tobacco and vegetable yields are doubled in rotating with the black wattle.