Gum Arabic Tree Acacia nilotica - Vachellia nilotica

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Botanical Name:

Acacia nilotica

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Acacia

Species:

nilotica

Common Name:

Gum Arabic Tree

Height:

20-30 feet

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

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Acacia nilotica

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England (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), United Kingdom

Characteristics

May be Invasive

Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: Soak in hot tap water, let stand in water for 24 hours, repeat process on seed that did not imbibe.

Stratification: none required.

Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.

Other: expect germination in 10 days @ 70-85 degrees F, it will take longer if cooler.

In a Nutshell:

* Vachellia nilotica (widely known by the taxonomic synonym Acacia nilotica, or the common names gum arabic tree, Babul/Kikar, Egyptian thorn, Sant tree, Al-sant or prickly acacia,called thorn mimosa or prickly acacia in Australia, lekkerruikpeul or scented thorn in South Africa, karuvela maram in South India) is a species of Vachellia native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.

* Vachellia nilotica is a tree 5–20 m high with a dense spheric crown, stems and branches usually dark to black coloured, fissured bark, grey-pinkish slash, exuding a reddish low quality gum.

* The tree has thin, straight, light, grey spines in axillary pairs, usually in 3 to 12 pairs, 5 to 7.5 cm (3 in) long in young trees, mature trees commonly without thorns. The leaves are bipinnate, with 3–6 pairs of pinnulae and 10–30 pairs of leaflets each, tomentose, rachis with a gland at the bottom of the last pair of pinnulae.

* In part of its range smallstock consume the pods and leaves, but elsewhere it is also very popular with cattle. Pods are used as a supplement to poultry rations in India.

* The tree's wood is "very durable if water-seasoned" and its uses include tool handles and lumber for boats. The wood has a density of about 1170 kg/m3.

* V. nilotica makes a good protective hedge because of its thorns. more...

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Gum Arabic Tree Acacia nilotica - Vachellia nilotica

Acacia nilotica

Fabaceae

Acacia

nilotica

Gum Arabic Tree

Acacia nilotica

Medicinal

Drought Tolerant Plant

Flowering Tree

Heat Tolerant

Pollinator Attracting

Edible

Tropical Plant

Shade Tree

Hedge Plant

Agricultural

BioFuel

Spiney Plant

May be Invasive