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Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 12 to 15 feet.
Plant Spread: 15 feet.
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Guardian plant
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds: Coat is very hard. Goats eat the seeds and they pass through the stomach acids
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Phullai
  • Blackwood
  • Black Sally

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Location: Potohar, Pakistan.
Date: 18/9/12
Comments:
  • Posted by KAMasud (Alpha Centauri - Zone 9a) on Sep 21, 2012 1:05 PM concerning plant:
    Excellent fodder plant for goats. Gum used as substitute for Gum Arabic. Fragrant yellow flowers. Scarification of seed required.

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