Description
FABACEAE
“Red Thorn”
A drought resistant 14 metre high deciduous tree
Grey bark with red fissures, spreading crown
Scented cream flower in Summer
Sow seeds in Spring when the difference between day and night temperatures is about 12°C. Treat with a pre-emergence fungicide.
Growing Tips/Hints
- Use a well-drained sterile potting mix.
- Treat the seeds with a pre-emergence fungicide such as Apron.
- Scarify the seeds using water.
Bring water to the boil, drop seeds into the water & leave to soak for 24 hours in the cooling water before sowing:
- Faidherbia albida
- Senegalia polyacantha
- Senegalia schweinfurthii
- Vachellia arenaria
- Vachellia davyii
- Vachellia erioloba
- Vachellia gerardii
- Vachellia haematoxylon – soak 24-48 hours
- Vachellia hebeclada
- Vachellia karoo
- Vachellia nilotica
- Vachellia reficiens
- Vachellia rehmanniana
- Vachellia robusta
- Vachellia sieberiana
- Vachellia stuhlmannii – before soaking file over larger area.
- Vachellia tortilis
- Vachellia xanthophloea
Soak in warm water (about 30°C) for 24 hours before sowing:
- Senegalia ataxacantha
- Senegalia burkei
- Senegalia galpinii
- Senegalia hereroensis
- Senegalia montis-usti
- Senegalia nigrescens
Soak in warm water (about 30°C) for 1 or 2 hours before sowing:
- Senegalia caffra
- Senegalia erubescens
- Senegalia cinerea
- Senegalia mellifera
- Senegalia senegal
Vachellia grandicornuta
