Combretum collinum

Agro-ecological Zone
Lowlands to Midlands
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Fast Pollarding, coppicing, trimming, pruning No Semi-deciduous Kenya
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Kenya unknown unknown 0 - 2200 unknown
Common names/English Kamba Kikuyu Maasai Samburu
Weeping Bushwillow/Bicoloured Bushwillow Itithi/Mutithi
Propagation Method Seed shelf life Pre-sowing seed treatment Seed Dispersal
Seedlings, wildings Sow fresh seeds Open the winged fruit to get the sed before sowing or soak in cold water for 24 hours unknown
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Useful Tropical Plant Taxon Useful Tropical Plant Link Ecological Services PROTA Other Links
Combretaceae Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Dead fence Scatterd in homestead Combretum collinum Combretum collinum Fresen. Shade, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves
Cultural Uses