Vachellia Niloticaâ Is A Tree 5€“20 M High With A Dense Sphericâ Crown, Stems And Branches Usually Dark To Black Coloured, Fissured Bark, Grey-Pinkish Slash, Exuding A Reddish Low Quality Gum. The Tree Has Thin, Straight, Light, Grey Spines In Axillary Pairs, Usually In 3 To 12 Pairs, 5 To 7.5 Cm & X28;3 In& X29; Long In Young Trees, Mature Trees Commonly Without Thorns. The Leaves Are Bipinnate, With 3€“6 Pairs Of Pinnulae And 10€“30 Pairs Of Leaflets Each, Tomentose, Rachis With A Gland At The Bottom Of The Last Pair Of Pinnulae. Flowers In Globulous Heads 1.2€“1.5 Cm In Diameter Of A Bright Golden-Yellow Color, Set Up Either Axillary Or Whorly Onâ Pedunclesâ 2€“3 Cm Long Located At The End Of The Branches. Pods Are Strongly Constricted, Hairy, White-Grey, Thick And Softly Tomentose. Its Seeds Number Approximately 8000/Kg.

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1215cm 36 1030 3in 520m 75cm 8000kg approximately axillary bark bipinnate black bottom branches bright color coloured commonly constricted dark dense diameter either end exuding fissured flowers gland globulous goldenyellow grey greypinkish gum hairy heads high last leaflets leaves light located long low mature nilotica niloticais number onpeduncles23cm pair pairs pinnulae pods quality rachis reddish seeds set slash softly sphericcrown spines stems straight strongly thick thin thorns tomentose tree trees usually vachellia whitegrey whorly young