Vachellia / Acacia swazica - Swaziland Thorn Tree - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Eggplant Season to Sow - Spring

Season to Sow - Spring

5m with branched red flowers in late Summer

Makes an attractive BonsaiSpecimen

very aromatic attractive silvery leaves

Vachellia / Acacia swazica - Swaziland Thorn Tree - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Eggplant Season to Sow - SpringAcacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not. They are pod bearing, with sap and leaves typically bearing large amounts of tannins and condensed tannins that historically in many species found use as pharmaceuticals and