Data sheet

Acacia seyal

Description
Life form	shrub, tree	Physiology	deciduous, single stem, multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	24	32	15	45	Soil texture	heavy	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1000	1700	350	2300	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	-	-	500	2100	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	10	20	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	high (>10 dS/m))
Soil PH	6.5	7.5	5	8.3	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.	fire, drought	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.