Acacia nilotica

Family Products Ecological Services
Fabaceae Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Fodder, Tannins/Dye stuff, Gums/Resins Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing
Agro-ecological Zone
Dry and Moist Kolla and Bereha
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
unknown Weeding,rotation, pruning, lopping and coppicing Invasive Evergreen or deciduous Ethiopia
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Ethiopia 250-1500 25-42-mean max temp 6-23 mean min temp 600-1700 unknown
Amharic Oromo
Cheba Keselie, Burquqe, Kasale
Origin Location
Native East Shewa