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English: Monkey Thorn
A popular Acacia with rough, corky bark. This is a common choice as a bonsai specimen, but is best used as a large tree in the garden. The flowers are creamy-yellow and sweetly scented. Thorn trees are also a favorite choice as nesting sites for birds. A relatively fast-growing and cold hardy tree.
Location: Gauteng, NW Province, Botswana, Limpopo, Mphumalanga
Afrikaans: Soetdoring
English: Sweet Thorn
A beautiful sight in full flower with bright yellow balls covering the whole tree. Widespread from dunes to grassland, variable shape but easily pruned by removing the lower branches to form an attractive flattened crown. Feed and water regularly in the growing season.
Location: Widespread in S. A.often on alluvial plains and near water.