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Acacia leucophloea – shade and fodder for livestock in and environments
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FACT 96-04, June 1996A quick guide to multipurpose trees from around the world Native to arid areas in South and Southeast Asia, Acacia leucophloea (syn. Mimosa leucophloea) is easily identified by its white bark and large wide spreading limbs. It is most often utilized as shade for livestock and as a source of dry-season fodder. […]Acacia koa – Hawaii’s most valued native tree
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NFTA 94-08, September 1994A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world Koa (Acacia koa Gray.) is unquestionably Hawaii’s most prized tree species- culturally, ecologically and economically. Hawaiians have always valued koa for its exceptionally beautiful and durable wood. It remains the premier Hawaiian timber for furniture, cabinetry, interior work and woodcrafts. […]Acacia holosericea – A Successful Newcomer for the Dry Tropics
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NFTA 88-04, August 1988A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world This shrubby acacia is little used in its native Australia, yet it promises to be an outstanding multipurpose ne for the dry tropics. Its excellent potential for fuel, charcoal, animal fodder, land rehabilitation and as an ornamental is now being […]Acacia auriculiformis – a multipurpose tropical wattle
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FACT 96-05, September 1996A quick guide to multipurpose trees from around the world Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth. is a multipurpose, leguminous tree in the subfamily Mimosoideae. It has been planted for fuelwood production, erosion control, ornament and shade in many tropical areas in the world. Its rapid early growth; ability to fix nitrogen; […]Acacia aneura – A Desert Fodder Tree
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NFTA 90-03, July 1990A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world Acacia aneura is known as mulga in its native Australia where it is one of the best known species in the genus. Mulga is the Aboriginal word for a long narrow shield made of acacia wood. It is probably the […]Acacia Angustissima – A Promising Species for Agroforestry
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FACT 99-01, January 1999A quick guide to multipurpose trees from around the world Acacia angustissima (Miller) Kuntze is a member of the Mimosaceae family and is thought to have originated in Belize, Central America (Dzowela 1994). Until recently very little work or study had been carried out on A. angustissima, but there is new interest […]Acacias for the Hot Dry Subtropics
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NFTA 89-02, May 1989A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world Of Australia’s tropical area, almost 2 million km2 receives less than 500 mm of rainfall annually. Soils are diverse, but typically low in plant nutrients, with widespread and severe deficiencies in phosphorus and nitrogen and some deficiencies in trace elements. […]
FACT Net: FACT Sheets
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Acacias for the Hot Dry SubtropicsAcacia angustissima – a promising species for agroforestry?Acacia aneura – a desert fodder treeAcacia auriculiformis – a multipurpose tropical wattleAcacia holosericea – a successful newcomer for the dry tropicsAcacia koa – Hawaii’s most valued native treeAcacia leucophloea – shade and fodder for livestock in arid environmentsAcacia mangium – an important […]FACT Net News: Number 2 , June 1999
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“You can’t see the wood for the multi-purpose trees…” The following guest article is intended to stimulate discussion among FACT Net participants. The opinions expressed by the author are not necessarily those of FACT Net. We welcome your opinions on this topic in written form. Mark Powell, FACT Net Coordinator. Increasing emphasis has been placed […]FACT Net News: Number 3 , September 1999
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FACT Net closes down As announced in the mailing in June, FACT Net will close down at the end of 1999. This is the last mailing of FACT Net News and Fact Sheets. Professional level participants will receive Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Research Reports (FACTRR), Volume 4, 1999 early next year. Participants that have […]