Acacia tortilis
| Family | Products | Niche | Ecological Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Fodder, Bee forage, Fibre/Ropes | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas | Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing, Wind break |
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Dry Bereha and Dry and Moist Kolla and Weyna Dega |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow | Lopping | No | Evergreen | Ethiopia |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 100-1000 | 23.4-31.3 | 0-1 000 | The tree favours alkaline soils and grows in sand dunes, sandy loam, rocky soils and other soils that drain well. It also does well on light brown, sandy soil with little or no calcium carbonate, and pH ranges of between 7.95-8.30 |
| Amharic | Oromo |
|---|---|
| Deweni grar | Tedecha, Lotoba |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Native | East Shewa |