Acacia arabica, now classified as Vachellia nilotica, is a fast-growing, thorny, evergreen tree native to Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent. This hardy tree features a rounded canopy with feathery, pinnate leaves and straight, white thorns. During the blooming season, it produces clusters of bright yellow, ball-shaped flowers that are highly fragrant and attractive to bees and other pollinators. These are followed by long, flat, brown seed pods that mature in late summer. Thriving in full sun and adaptable to a wide range of soil types, this drought-tolerant species is co ... Learn More

Long, hebe-like sprays of fragrant creamy yellow flowers open on branches clad in large leathery leaves. Native to north eastern Queensland in Australia, the Western Province of Papua New Guinea and also the eastern Maluku Islands where it is used mainly for environmental management and timber, when a mean annual height increase of 3 to 4 meters will be obtained if grown near the equator. Its success is down to its extremely vigorous growth rate and its tolerance of highly acidic, low nutrient soils, and also its relative freedom from disease. ... Learn More

This attractive, hardy, small native Australian tree bears sprays of very delicate feather-like bipinnate foliage and impressive heads of countless fluffy, very fragrant, creamy-yellow blossoms. Although it can grow very large in New Zealand and Australia, it rarely grows to any exceptional size in the UK and colder countries. It is often cultivated for tannin in New Zealand, East Africa, India, Sri Lanka, parts of Central America, southern Europe and Indonesia. ... Learn More

The Manila Tamarind, or Madras Thorn, is a rugged yet graceful tree native to Central and South America, now naturalized across tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Its spreading, umbrella-shaped canopy is supported by a trunk adorned with rough, grayish bark. The small, bipinnate leaves lend a soft, feathery texture to the tree, which is often complemented by clusters of greenish-white, fragrant flowers during the blooming season. These blossoms are a magnet for pollinators, including bees and butterflies. The tree’s standout feature, however, is its twisted, spiraling pods, which e ... Learn More