Vachellia / Acacia karroo - Sweet Thorn Tree - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Eggplant very aromatic attractive silvery leaves

very aromatic attractive silvery leaves

first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773

it is regarded as endangered

pink to light red flowers in late Summer

They vary in colour from grey to bright-green and are sometimes striped or mottled

Vachellia / Acacia karroo - Sweet Thorn Tree - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Eggplant very aromatic attractive silvery leavesAcacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. A shrub or small to medium sized tree which grows to height of 12m. Acacia Karoo has a rounded crown, branching fairly low down on the trunk. It is variable in shape and size, reaching a maximum of about 12m where there is good water. The bark is red on young branches, darkening and becoming rough with age. Sometimes an attractive reddish colour can be