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    PAPERBARK THORN

    Sep 06, 2022 2 minutes
    by Nick Zambatis
    Photos © TREE SA - David Becking

    Background and general description

    The paperbark thorn, Vachellia (previously Acacia) sieberiana var. woodii, is a medium to large (18m) deciduous tree, usually with a magnificent, flat-topped, spreading crown, which sometimes can be round - a ‘characteristic’ tree of Africa. It is fastgrowing and fairly cold resistant.

    In siSwati it is known as in Xitsonga, and in Tshivenda and in Afrikaans.

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