Acacia nilotica tree seeds

Common name: Acacia tree Scientific name: Acacia nilotica Also known as: Arab Senna tree - African Acacia The Acacia has a single, medium-sized trunk, and the tree has a rounded or flat top. The new branches are densely covered with white hairs, and the trunks have black bark with red cracks on the inner layer of the bark, where a red waxy substance known as gum arabic is exuded. The thorns are long, paired, and sharp on the branches, and smaller on the leaves, reaching a length between 5 meters and 20 meters. Acacia tree flower: The flowers are arranged in round, dark yellow inflorescences that appear in winter. Fruit and seeds of the Acacia tree: Its fruits are long, segmented, containing about 12 segments, each with a single round seed similar in shape to kidney beans. Acacia tree planting season: It is planted in spring and autumn, and can also be cultivated year-round in agricultural reserves and enclosed or plastic-covered places where temperature can be controlled, sunlight reaches, or adequate lighting is available for the plant. Suitable climate and soil for the Acacia tree: The Acacia tree is resistant to drought and high salinity but is affected by severe frost. It needs sunlight and grows in fertile, well-drained, and ventilated soils. Method of planting the Acacia tree: It propagates through seeds and cuttings. It is recommended to soak the seeds in water for at least 24 hours. It is planted at a depth of 1 cm to 2 cm from the soil surface. Its benefits and uses: The plant is considered beneficial medicinally and important for feeding camels and livestock. It is one of the desert trees suitable for developing vegetation cover. Original habitat of the Acacia tree: Africa, and it is also spread in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.