{"product_id":"acacia-auriculiformis-australian-babul-0-5-kg-seeds","title":"Acacia Auriculiformis, Australian Babul - 0.5 kg Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcacia auriculiformis\u003c\/em\u003e, the earleaf acacia or Australian babul, is a fast-growing evergreen tree introduced widely across India for plantation and avenue planting. It is recognised by its drooping, sickle-shaped phyllodes (modified leaf stalks), bright yellow flower spikes and curiously curled, ear-like seed pods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValued for fuelwood, charcoal and pulpwood, it is also planted as a quick-establishing shade and avenue tree and for stabilising and greening eroded, lateritic and mined wastelands. As a nitrogen-fixing legume it improves poor soils, and its dense crown makes it a popular roadside and boundary tree in eastern and southern India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative region: northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMature height: 15-30 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth rate: very fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe small hard seeds need their coat softened first: pour hot water over them and let them soak as it cools for 12-24 hours, sowing those that swell. Sow about 1 cm deep in a light nursery mix; germination is typically 7-14 days. Prick the seedlings into poly bags and plant out at the start of the rains.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vedicflora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51051986616566,"sku":"SED-TRE-ACACIA-004","price":759.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/4980\/6326\/files\/nurserylive-seeds-acacia-auriculiformis-australian-babul-0-5-kg-seeds-16968546779276.jpg?v=1782714166","url":"https:\/\/vedicflora.com\/products\/acacia-auriculiformis-australian-babul-0-5-kg-seeds","provider":"vedicflora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}