Camel Thorn (Acacia Erioloba) - 5 seeds

CAMEL TREE

Acacia Erioloba

 You are bidding on 5 seeds

An example of an Acacia Erioloba bonsai

The Camel Thorn varies in height and spread and occurs as a spiny shrub of 2m tall to a tree that grows up to 16m tall. In gardens, it usually grows between 6 and 8m tall. The bark of a mature tree is a dark grey and deeply furrowed. It produces a profusion of sweetly scented bright yellow flower balls in late winter and early spring and has the sharpest thorns of all Acacias.  Popular for bonsai.  

The wood is considered one of the best quality sources of firewood and charcoal in South Africa and the seeds can be roasted and used as a substitute for coffee.

The name 'Camel Thorn' refers to the fact that giraffe commonly feed on the leaves with their specially adapted lips and tongue that can avoid the thorns.

Sowing instructions will be emailed after purchase

Shipping Options:

Post Office FastMail  (delivery in approx. 5-6 working days)

R39.00 for the first item (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item

Fastway Couriers (Pta / Jhb / Dbn / Cape Town / Richards Bay / Ballito / Pinetown / Pietermaritzburg / Rustenburg / Witbank / Nelspruit / East London / PE / George)

R85.00 for the first item (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item

If you are unsure if the courier delivers to your area, please message me to confirm

Courier delivery prices quoted are ONLY for the cities listed above.

The courier will deliver to other smaller towns but there is a R80.00 outlying area surcharge payable for deliveries to outlying areas (eg. Louis Trichardt, Pofadder, etc)