Santal seed (Seyal thorn) Acacia seyal

Common name: Santal - Seyal Acacia Scientific name: Acacia seyal Also called: Seyal Santal Description: • A wild thorny tree from the Acacia genus of the legume family, exceeding 10 meters in height, with a flat crown, smooth pale trunk, and shiny green pinnate leaves, remaining leafless for several months until rain falls. Flowers: • Small yellow spherical flowers with a fragrant smell, blooming during the spring season. Uses and benefits: • Produces gum arabic. • One of the forage plants preferred by camels. • Has medicinal uses. Native habitat: • Saudi Arabia and Africa. Suitable climatic conditions and soil for cultivation: • Talah Al-Seyal tolerates drought and high temperatures, thriving in sunny environments, cohesive clay soils, and limestone soils as well. Method of cultivation: • Grown from seeds after soaking them in water for one or two days before planting.