Balanites aegyptiaca

Agro-ecological Zone
Lowlands to Midlands
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Slow Coppicing, pruning, lopping No Evergreen or semi-deciduous Kenya
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Kenya 300 - 800 20 - 35 0-2300 Grows best in deep sands, sandy clay loams, sandy loams or clays
Common names/English Kamba Kikuyu Maasai Samburu
Desert date Mulului Olng'oswa/Olokwai Lowai
Propagation Method Seed shelf life Pre-sowing seed treatment Seed Dispersal
Seedlings, direct sowing at site Long-one year Soak seeds in cold water then change water and soak for another 24 hours unknown
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA Other Links
Balanitaceae Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Gums/Resins, Dead fence, Income Live fence, Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Along soil conservation structures, Lake/ river shores Balanites aegyptiaca Balanites aegyptiaca L. Delile Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves, Wind break
Cultural Uses
Ceremomial