Acacia caffra

Acacia caffra

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Common Names

Gewone Haakdoring, katdoring (afrikaans)Common Hook Thorn, Cat Thorn (english)Morutlhare (tswana)Muvunda-mbado (venda)Umtholo (zulu)Motholo (n. sotho)Mbvhinya-xihloka (tsonga)

Taxonomy

Family FABACEAE
Genus Acacia
Species caffra
SA Plant Number 162
Basionym Acacia caffra

Description

Acacia caffra (=Senegalia caffra) is a very hardy, deciduous, drought resistant, graceful tree with feathery foliage that gives the tree a weeping shape.

Fragrant, creamy-white flower spikes are borne from September to November along with the delicate new leaves making this tree a really beautiful sight.

The flowers buzz with the insect life around them. Tolerates harsh conditions - cold and drought. It has a few scattered small hook thorns and fissured, flaking bark which attract Woodpeckers.

Once planted out it quickly develops into a beautiful tree that can be used as a single specimen or to create an attractive avenue and is an essential part of a bushclump and wildlife garden.

Attracts birds and insects to the garden.

Size 3 to 8 m

Seeds

Lifestyle Seeds may have stock of Acacia caffra seeds.

Wildlife

Woodpeckers: Fissured, flaking bark which attract Woodpeckers

Insects: Scented flowers attract many insects

Uses

Landscaping: Useful addition to a bushclump as well as a stand-alone, small, specimen tree. Beautiful small deciduous tree for small gardens.

Distribution

Limpopo, North West Province, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal, Free State,  Eastern Cape, Western Cape

Natural Habitat Woodland, wooded grassland and along rivers and streams

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