Main centres: | 1-3 business days |
Regional areas: | 3-4 business days |
Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
LOURENS TRADING CC
ITEM: Acacia Sieberiana var woodii
COMMON NAME: Paperbark thorn / Papierbasdoring
FAMILY: Fabaceae
SIZE: Up to 12m
Pure stands of these beautifully shaped trees with their perfectly flattened crowns
are quite stunning. Where else but in Africa would you encounter such a sight?
Description
A magnificent, widely spreading, flat crown (12 m high, 16 m wide) of deep green,
feathery foliage (deciduous) and attractive creamy-tan to yellow-brown corky bark,
make this an easy tree to identify. The flaky, papery bark peels off in flattish
strips, revealing a yellow underbark.
Balls of creamy to pale yellow scented flowers are borne in spring to summer (September
to November) and entice insects. Paired thorns are long, strong, straight and white.