Acacia implexa, commonly known as lightwood or hickory wattle, is a fast-growing Australian tree, the timber of which is used for furniture making. The wood is prized for its finish and strength. The foliage was used to make pulp and dye cloth. The timber is hard and durable, and the sapwood light colour while the heatwood is very dark brown.
The Ngunnawal people of the ACT used the bark to make rope, string, medicine and fish poison, the timber for tools, and the seeds to make flour. The Dharawal people used the flowering of Acacia implexa as a seasonal indicator that fires should not be lit unless they are on sand, and camping near creeks and rivers is avoided during this time. The Wiradjuri people of New South Wales use the seeds to make flour, and the bark as a medicine, and for fish poison.
This timber came from a storm-felled tree in Figtree NSW.
