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Vachellia haematoxylon

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Vachellia haematoxylon 

Family: Fabaceae

Common names: Basterkameel, Basterkameeldoring, Choë, Grey Camel Thorn

Shrub or small tree to 10 m high; trunk to 0,3 m in diam, crown often irregularly rounded, narrow, branches drooping some-­what. Bark dark greyish-brown to blackish. A very distinctive species which is easily recog­nized by its compact densely grey-tomentellous leaves with minute leaflets.

Sowing instructions: Put the viable seeds in a container and pour boiling water over them and leave to soak in the water overnight. Prepare a germination mixture of 2 parts potting soil and 1 part compost. Plant the seeds in this mixture. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of the germination mixture and put the tray in a warm, shady spot. Water the seed tray once a week, keep the soil moist but not wet.

Locality: Vanzylsrus. Harvest: February 2025

Seeds

5, 20, 50, 100