Buy High-Quality Prosopis Juliflora, Algaroba, and Mesquite Plants Online

Description

Common name:

Algaroba, Mesquite

Regional name:

Hindi - Junglee Kikar, Marathi - Vilayati Babul

Category:

Trees, Shrubs

Family:

Leguminosae or Fabaceae or Pea family

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

August, September, October

Flower or Inflorescence color:

Yellow

Foliage color:

Green

Plant Height or length:

8 to 12 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

8 to 12 meters

Plant Form:

Spreading

Special Character:

• Thorny or Spiny
• Recommended for creating shade
• Salt or salinity tolerant

Plant Description:

Native – S. America
- Medium sized thorny tree or straggling bush with crooked main branches and a spreading feathery canopy.
- Spines in pairs starlight arising from leaf axils.
- Leaves twice feathered, with only 1 -2 pairs of side stalks and numerous croded blunt leaflets.
- Flowers tiny greenish yellow crowded on narrow spikes.
- Fruit pods flattish straw colored slightly curved.

Growing tips:

- As with most acacia like plants this one too is easy to grow.
- Not usually planted as an ornamental except under very harsh climates (with negligible water availablity).