Vachellia / Acacia gerrardii - Red Thorn Tree - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Sweet Pepper upright rosettes of leaves

upright rosettes of leaves

branched racemes of red flowers in Summer

are coarsely rugose

These peppers are 10cm long and 5cm across at the top then tapering to a blunt point

and as is the case with most peppers

Vachellia / Acacia gerrardii - Red Thorn Tree - Indigenous South African Tree - 10 Seeds Sweet Pepper upright rosettes of leavesAcacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. TheRed Thorn Treegrows up to14 metres. It is a very hardy tree and has grey bark. An extremely hardy drought resistant Acacia it is grown extensively in Zimbabwe, the Northern parts of South Africa as well as in some parts of KZN. It does verywell without tending and thrives in the dryer lowveld areas. It makes a very good bonsai specimen andisquick