Acacia loan (Neulithica)

Common name: Acacia tree Scientific name: Acacia arabica / Acacia nilotica Also called: Gum Arabic tree - Arab Locust - Arab Sumer Description of the Acacia tree: • The Acacia tree has a dense, rounded shape with a rounded crown, ranging in height from 5 to 20 meters. Its leaves are bipinnate and characterized by yellow flowers. It is also fruit-bearing, and its bark produces a gummy substance. It has slender thorns that are gray in color, which decrease in size as they approach the leaves. These thorns disappear as the tree grows larger. It is considered an important desert pastoral tree for developing vegetation cover. Description of the Acacia flower: • Its yellow flowers are in spherical heads exceeding 1 cm in diameter, and they bloom during the winter season. Uses and benefits: • It is a pastoral plant eaten by camels, and its seed pods are used as food for chickens in India. Additionally, it has medicinal uses. It is one of the desert trees suitable for developing vegetation and grazing areas because it tolerates drought, heat, and high salinity. Original habitat: • Saudi Arabia and Africa. Suitable climatic conditions and soil for cultivation: • Acacia is a strong desert plant that requires sunlight. It tolerates drought and high temperatures but does not withstand strong frost. Method of cultivation: • Propagated by seeds and cuttings.