Trees of Pakistan
Acacia Senegal (L.) Wilid
Family Name: Leguminosae
Local Name : Khumbat
English Name : Senegal, Gum Arabic
Description : Commonly a small, thorny deciduous shrub that will take tree form with a height up to 8 m. The thorns typically occur in threes, with the central ones curved. The leaves are compound 2 to 5 cm long the bark is smooth. Pale greenish grey and peels off in flakes. The flowers are fragrant, white to pale yellow growing in bunches and occur between August and December depending on geographic location. The pods are 5 to 7 cm long and mature between January and March. It can be reproduced both from seed and by vegetative means. It is best reproduced from seed or planted seedlings. Pretreatment of seed with an overnight soak in water will increase germination. It is relatively slow growing, with a life span of 25 to 30 years. Yields of 1 to 4 m3/ha/yr at 25 years of age, depending on the site, hav
Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. Wendi
Family Name: Leguminosae
Local Name : Sunehri Har
English Name : Golden Wreath Wattle
Description : An evergreen, dense, bushy shrub usually 2 to 5 m tall which may grow as a tree to heights of 8 m with a diameter up to 30 cm. Leaves are phyllodes 6 to 12 cm long. The flowers are yellow growing in head like bunches appearing between March and April. The pods are 11 to 14 cm long and mature during May and June. It is easily reproduced both from seed and by vegetative means. Seed will remain viable for several years if cold stored in sealed containers. Pre-treatment of seed with boiling water, breaking the seed coat, soaking in sulfuric acid, or exposing the seed to dry heat will increase germination. It is relatively fast-growing and will yield 1 to 10 m3/ha/yr at 10 years of age depending on the site. This tree is adapted to a variety of arid sites and soils. It is aggressive a
Acacia nilotica Linn
Family Name: Leguminosae
Local Name : Kikar, Babul
English Name : Arabic Tree
Description : An evergreen, thorny, moderate-size tree, 20 m tall. Diameters up to 1 m have been recorded. Leaves are compound, 2.5 to 7.5 cm long. The crown form varies from conical to spreading. The flowers are fragrant, yellow to bright yellow growing in bunches and mature year around depending on sub-species and geographic location. The pods are variable 4 to 22 cm long, and also mature year around depending on sub-species and geographic location. It is easily reproduced from seed. Pre-treatment of seed with boiling water increases germination. It is relatively fast growing and will yield 4 to 15 m3/ha/yr in 20 years. Average height and diameter for 20 years old tree is 10 m and 15.7 cm respectively. It is relatively fast growing and will yield 4 to 15 m3/ha/yr in 20 years. Average height
Acacia modesta (Linn.) Wall
Family Name: Leguminosae
Local Name : Phulai, Palosa
English Name : Acacia
Description : A deciduous, thorny moderate-size tree, 3 to 9 m tall. Diameters up to 2 m have been recorded. Leaves are compound. 1.2 to 5 cm long. The bark is rough with irregular cracks. The flowers are pale white to pale yellow, fragrant growing in bunches and appear between March and May depending on geographic location. The pods are small, 5 to 7.5 cm long, and mature between May and November. At present no disease or insects problems have been identified. It is easily reproduced from seed and by vegetative means. Seed remains viable for 1 year. It is relatively slow growing but will yield 4 to 6 m3/ha/yr in 50 years. Average height and diameter for 50 years old tree is 6 m and 23 cm respectively. Specific gravity of 0.96 and a calorific value of 5500 kcal/kg. Sapwood is white, close grai
Acacia leucophloea Willd
Family Name: Fabaceae
Local Name : Sufaid Kikar
English Name : White Bark Acacia
Description : This Plant is a large thorny tree. It attains the height of about 30 to 40 m and its breast height is 100 cm in diameter. Its trunk is stout and divided into numerous large branches. Its grown specimens have umbrella like wide crown. Bark of the tree is exfoliating in long strips, smooth and white to yellowish grey in color when young and becomes rough and black and it gets old. Branches are also yellowish. Leaves are alternate, bipinnate and stipular spines arranged in pairs, new leaves appear in the mid of April and flowers appear from August to October, flowers sessile are light-yellow to cream in color. Fruit is in the shape of coiled pod, yellow in color and it is 6 to 15 cm long and 0.7 to 1.5 cm wide with many seeds.
Acacia jacquemontii benth
Family Name: Fabaceae
Local Name : Kikar
English Name : Desert acacia
Description : This plant is an erect shrub, having height of 1 to 3 m tall. The bark is greyish brown, young shoots slightly puberulous. Spines are white, straight and 1.5 to 5 cm long. Rachis is glabrous and 0.7 to 5 cm long. Pinnae are in 1 to 4 pairs and 5 to 15 cm long. Leaflets are 2.5 to 4 mm long, 1 to 1.5 mm broad, sessile and are in 5 to 10 pairs. Flowers are yellow and 1.2-2.5 cm long. Corolla is 2 to 3 mm long. Pod is 4 to 8 cm long and 0.7 to 1.8 cm broad, having 5 to 6 seeds which are 3 to 5 mm long.
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd
Family Name: Leguminosae
Local Name : Gu-Kikar. Vilayati Kikar
English Name : Sweet Acacia
Description : An evergreen, thorny shrub or small tree. 3 to 5 m tall. Leaves are compound 1.2 to 5.5 cm long. The flowers are yellow growing in showy heads. The fragrant flowers mature between November and March depending on geographic location. The pods are small, 4 to 7 cm, and mature between April and August. At present no disease or insects problems have been identified. It is easily reproduced from seed. It will seed naturally on sites where it is adapted. It is relatively slow growing, but will yield 1 to 3 m3/ha/yr. Close grained and sapwood is white, heartwood is red
Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. EX G. Don
Family Name: Leguminosae
Local Name : Rooikrans, Australian Kikar
English Name : Australian Acacia
Description : A small, dense, evergreen, bushy shrub or small multi-stemmed tree. 3 to 8 m tall. Leaves are phyllodes. The phyllodes grow in downward vertical position. The foliage is light green, smooth and shiny when young. The flowers are yellow growing in showy heads and appear between April and May. The pods are small and mature between June and August. It is easily reproduced from seed. Pre-treating the seed with abrasion, acid soak or a hot water soak will increase germination. Seed is stored for long periods in the soil surface. Birds will also spread this aggressive tree. It is relatively slow growing, but will yield 12 kg dry biomass from a tree with a basal diameter of 10 cm. It should reach harvestable size between 7 to 10 years on protected sites. Under harsh conditions along the
Acacia cyanophylla Lindl
Family Name: Fabaceae
Local Name : Kikar
English Name : Blue Leaf Acacia
Description : It is a tall woody shrub or small sized evergreen tree with invasive characteristics. It normally attains height of 6 m. Its growth rate is 36 or more inches annually. The tree has a short trunk. Bark is rough and brown coloured. Leaves are simple and linear and narrow with a single margin and are 6 to 20 cm long and 0.5 to 1.5 cm wide and are linear with bluish green shade in colour. Flowers are yellow in colour and spherical in shape, they are 5 to 12 mm in diameter, flowers bloom in early spring. The fruit of the plant is a legume, narrow and elongated pod and the seed present in the fruit is black in colour and shiny and is oblong.
Acacia catechu (Linn. F.) Willd
Family Name: Leguminosae
Local Name : Meetha Kikar, Katha, Cutch Tree
English Name : Black Catechu
Description : A medium sized, deciduous tree, 9 to 15 m tall. Diameters of 29 to 31 cm have been reported. The bole and branches are armed with thorns. Leaves are compound 7 to 17 cm long. The bark is dark brown, peeling in narrow strips. The flowers are in bunches 7 to 17 cm long. The yellow Flowers occur between May and August. The small pods are 5 to 9 cm long. The pods mature between December and January. Young plants can be damaged by frost. At present no disease or insects have been identified. It is easily reproduced both from seed and by vegetative means. Seed can be stored for at least 12 months when treated with insecticides and sealed in air-tight drums. It is relatively slow growing, but has been reported to have an MAI of 4 to 7 m3/ha/yr. In India trees of 21.6 m in height and 31.2 cm diame