Senegalia / Acacia caffra - Cat Thorn Tree - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Vine Tomato

Senegalia / Acacia caffra - Cat Thorn Tree - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Vine TomatoAcacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. The Acacia Caffra or Cat Thorn Tree grows to 6 metres. It is a very hardy tree and is grown extensively in Zimbabwe and the Northern parts of South Africa. It does very well without tending and thrives in the dryer lowveld areas. It makes a very good bonsai specimen and is quick growing. USDA Zone 10 Season to Sow Spring

One of the favourite leek varieties grown by home gardeners

The sweet licorice-like flavour of both the seeds and leaves make a comforting tea that has traditionally been employed as a treatment for asthma

blushing vaguely pink mottling when very ripe

supported by a thick trunk with brown rough bark and sturdy branches

or left on the plants to mature and harvest the mature creamy white seeds

The name says it all: Easy Pick has an open habit with nearly no spines on the petioles

A common phenomenon in the branches of these trees is the huge communal nest of weavers that live and breed by the thousands

In extremely arid conditions

It is a very hardy tree and is grown extensively in the Northern parts of South Africa

A deciduous tree growing up to 30m with a rounded crown and purplish-red buds that open to scented cream flowers

red berries

informally referred to as the onion genus