Ziziphus mucronata

Family Products Niche Ecological Services
Rhamnaceae Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control, Wind break
Agro-ecological Zone
Bereha and Dry, Moist and Wet Kolla and Weyna Dega
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
unknown Pollarding, lopping, coppicing No Semi?deciduous Ethiopia
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Ethiopia 446-1 200 30-Dec Up to 2 000 Fluvisols and a variety of fine texture soils. Tolerant to shallow soils, seasonal waterlogging, salt spray and soil salinity
Amharic Oromo
Ado qurqura, Foch Ado-qurqura
Origin Location
Native East Shewa