Description and Uses
Prosopis africana (African mesquite) is a
tropical
tree from
North Africa . It is mainly grown for its
timber crops
, which have a
long shelf life. The crop is harvested by
hand picking. It starts flowering after
3 -
7 years. The yield will be
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poison herbicide, nut, tannin, timber, fuel, fodder, mulch. The
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major food . The
fresh leaf is used as "
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phytochemical. There is
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tree's
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tree's wood is called
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700 -
900 kg/m³. Regarding firewood production the
tree's growing speed is
slow, it's energetic value is
4300 ckal/kg and the wood's drying speed is
fast. After
30 years the
tree can be totally removed as it reached its commercial and ecological goal.
Prosopis africana has a lifespan of
150 years.
Environmental limitations
The tree is
18 meters tall with a crown of
11 meters wide. The
tree prefers a planting distance of
600 cm and a row distance of
600 cm. It is
slow growing and
intolerant to shade.
Prosopis africana has a
deep root-system and it has symbiotic associations with the
fungi
(endo-mycorrhiza). It is
able to fix nitrogen moderately with
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tree's flower-morphology is
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bees.
Prosopis africana is
deciduous in dry season and
a bit allelopathic and has
thorns.
Prosopis africana thrives in an altitude of
0 to
1000 meters above sea-level
(tropical). The minimum temperature is
0°C; optimally between
20 -
36°C. The optimal rainfall is
700
mm/year. Without irrigation the annual rainfall should be between
300 -
800mm (L/m²). The optimal soil-pH is between
5.0 -
7.0 in a soil texture of
all. To salt it is
a bit tolerant to wind
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a bit tolerant.
Pests and Diseases
Prosopis africana is susceptible to the following pests:
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Seed Propagation
Seeds are
orthodox and can be stored for
1 months. There are approximative
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seeds/kg. The seeds can be propagated as followed:
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