Arak seeds - Miswak (Salvadora Persica)

Number 500 Seeds Common name: Arak Scientific name: Salvadora Persica Evergreen slow-growing tree reaching a height of 6 meters, with a curved multiple-branched trunk and cracked white bark, and a wide crown of curved green branches with a pleasant scent. The leaves are light to dark green, fleshy, oval to round, and have a high salt content. - Arak tree flower - Miswak: small, greenish to yellowish, borne on thin branched clusters up to 10 cm long, blooming from early February until the end of December. - Arak tree fruit and seeds - Miswak: round, bright red fleshy fruit when ripe, with a diameter of 5-10 mm, with a sweet aromatic taste and edible. - Arak tree germination season - Miswak: it is preferred to plant it at the beginning of spring, but it can be planted throughout the year in agricultural reserves and enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled, sunlight reaches, or where adequate lighting is available for the plant. - Suitable climate and soil for planting the Arak tree - Miswak: suitable for tropical or semi-tropical climates with humidity, tolerates drought and frost, and is planted in sandy soil and areas with high groundwater levels. - Method of planting Arak - Miswak: soak the seeds in water overnight until ready for germination, or dry the seeds and sow them in suitable soil made of peat moss and perlite in a suitable container made of cork or a pot, then water and cover with a transparent nylon cover until germination, ensuring the soil remains moist at all times. - Its benefits and uses: it produces the cleaning toothbrush for teeth, and the leaves serve as good fodder for animals. This plant has a great ability for lateral branching, which qualifies it for use as a plant fence, windbreaks, and in stabilizing and reclaiming sand dunes. It can be considered an excellent desert shrub that requires no maintenance. - Native habitat of the Arak tree - Miswak: the native habitat of Arak is the Hejaz region in Saudi Arabia.