• Gum arabic tree

Vachellia nilotica

  • Families: Fabaceae Caesalpinioideae Acacieae
  • English name: Gum arabic tree
  • Plant ID : 2316

  • Author : (Carl von Linné (1707-1778)) P.J.H. Hurter (fl. 1995) & David John Mabberley (1948-)
  • Zone : South Africa
  • Biological type : tree
  • Adult size (h x w) : 32,81f x 32,81f
  • Sun exposure : full sun
  • Evergreen : deciduous
  • Growth : average
  • Hardiness : 23°F
  • Leaf color : dark green
  • Flower color : yellow
  • Formerly of wild origin : no
  • Native : no
  • In danger : no
  • Edible : no
  • Precipitation : > 900mm
  • FrostResistance >-5°C : yes
  • Clay soil : very much
  • Sandy soil : very much
  • Poor soil : very much
  • Ornamental : a little