Arab gum tree seeds

Common name: Arabic gum Scientific name: Acacia senegal Also called: Senegal acacia - Hishab - Gum acacia. Description: • An Asian tropical deciduous tree that grows quickly, ranging in height from 7 meters to nearly 15 meters. Original habitat: • Spread in Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Gulf countries. • Native to Southeast Asia. Uses and benefits: • Decoration on roadsides. • Cooking and spices. • Herbal medicine and remedies. • Cosmetics, industries, and food products. • The best types of Arabic gum are extracted from the bark. Fruit and seeds: • Fruits: average length of 13 cm, light green in immature fruits, brown in mature fruits, shaped like a long pod filled with cottony silk around the seeds. Flowers: • White flowers shaped like a pen, bloom in spring. Suitable climatic conditions and soil for cultivation: - Soil and fertilizer: • Needs clayey, sandy, or loamy soil, cultivated in most soil types, with good drainage. Fertilizer is added well, such as animal waste. - Climate and temperature: • Grows well in desert areas, tolerates semi-arid climate, frost, and heat. Does not prefer shaded areas. - Germination time: • Thrives at the end of winter and spring. Method and timing of planting: • Planted in March and April, as well as at the end of September and in spring. • Seeds are soaked for 12 hours before germination. • Planted in sandy or tilled soil, with a 5-meter distance between trees. • Grown in nurseries until they reach 5 cm, then transferred to open land.