Acacia Karroo Seeds - 10 Acacia KarrooSeeds

Sweet thorns (Acacia karroo) are highly ornamental plants that you can grow as a multi-stemmed shrub, or prune to a tree with a single trunk. The plant grows 2 to 3m tall with a similar spread. In spring, the tree blooms with an abundance of fragrant, yellow flower clusters that resemble pompoms. The loose canopy allows dappled sunlight through so that grass can grow right up to the trunk.

Sweet thorns make attractive specimens, and you can also grow them in containers. They look good on patios and decks, but they produce fierce thorns, so plant them where they wont come in direct contact with people. A row of closely planted sweet thorn shrubs makes an impenetrable hedge. The trees are useful in helping to control erosion, and they grow well in poor, dry soil.