Vachellia davyi Syn. Acacia davyi Bonsai Seeds - Cork Thorn - Indigenous - Combined Shipping

Vachellia davyi Bonsai Seeds

Cork Thorn; Kurkdoring

Vachellia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus Acacia until 2009. Vachellia can be distinguished from other acacias by its capitate inflorescences and spinescent stipules. Before discovery of the New World, Europeans in the Mediterranean region were familiar with several species of Vachellia, which they knew as sources of medicine, and had names for them that they inherited from the Greeks and Romans. The wide-ranging genus occurs in a variety of open, tropical to subtropical habitats, and is locally dominant. In parts of Africa, Vachellia species are shaped progressively by grazing animals of increasing size and height, such as gazelle, gerenuk and giraffe. The genus in Africa has thus developed thorns in defence against such herbivory. The members of Vachellia are trees or shrubs, sometimes climbing, and are always armed. Of the 163 species currently assigned to Vachellia, 52 are native to the Americas, 83 to Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands, 32 to Asia and 9 to Australia and the Pacific Islands. Vachellia davyi, previously known as Acacia davyi and commonly known as Cork Thorn or Kurkdoring, has a rather untidy appearance as a large tree, planted in open soil, but makes a very good subject for bonsai treatment. It has a very attractive corky bark and the new leaves are a beautiful fresh green. It is a hardy tree that is also fast growing. Out in nature it is usually found in hilly or mountainous areas with high rainfall but also does well in dryer areas. It has spines instead of thorns and the flowers are borne at the branch terminals and appear deep yellow to orange.