The waxing and waning of <I>Acacia verticillata</I> following bushfire was reported by Ashton & Chappell (1989). Initially the <I>Acacia</I> was dense to impenetrable 5 years after fire. It was considered mature at 10 years and then was 4-5 m tall. After 20 years it had begun to senesce. In some areas it was replaced by other shrubs and only limited regeneration of the <I>Acacia</I> occurred in mid-slope areas of the experimental site. The once dense <I>Acacia</I> became a patchy uneven-aged community with an age span of more than 15 years.<P>Gardner (1971) describes the occurrence and use of a cultivar <I>Rewa</I> in New Zealand where it is grown as an ornamental.<P><I>A. verticillata</I> is now naturalised in New Zealand, Webb et al. (1988).