Ghaf tree

Common name: Ghaf

Scientific name: Prosopis cineraria

This magnificent tree occurs in the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Growing to 10m in height, it provides the best shade of all desert tree. Its flowers are important for wild honey bees. Its branches and dense foliage provides habitat for birds and reptiles.

Best grown from seeds , as young trees transplanted from the wild are difficult to establish.  Ghaf trees grow very slowly in the first year by seeds propagation, but then progress quickly after that