General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: 25 feet
Plant Spread: 30 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant

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Common names
  • Flat-Top Acacia
  • Nyanga Flat-Top
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Vachellia abyssinica
  • Synonym: Acacia abyssinica

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Location: Tanzania
Date: Febuary
credit: Guenther Eichhorn

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