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World wide
Cultivation Commonly
known in various countries like Australia , Africa, Israel , Ivory Coast
, Southern and central Arizona, southern New Mexico, West Texas ,south
into Mexico etc.. as Cape gum ,Egyptian thorn ,Gum, Arabic tree ,Gum acacia,
Gum Arabic , India gum tree ,Bablah pods ,Acacia bambolah , Acacia Arabica,
etc.. This plantation is found in most of the dry , sunny and desert areas
where water is scarce and no special attention or care can be given. Originally
planted in many places for firewood and sand stabilisation they were found
to produce prolific crops of seed even during drought Bark
: Phenolic constituents and tannins, quercetin,catechin, gallic acid,
catechol, epicatechol, dicatechol, epigallocatechin . Leaves contain tannins ,carotene ,and vitamin C. Pods
have 41 % tannins.Gum contains polysacch-arides, alcium ,magnesium ,salts
of arabic acid, malic acid, L-arabinose, D-galactose, L-rhamnose , oxidative
enzymes Cultivation Sunny, well-drained soil. Fairly adaptable, can
plant in sandy, shallow alkaline soils. Nursery plantings, spaced at 10 x
10 ft, may require watering at first, and protection from grazing animals
for 5 years. The tree growth period ranges from 5 years to 10 years for
different type of Babul Reproduction of the plant is either by seeds fallen
from the fully grown tree or seed sowed and occasional root sprouts. Many
instances seeds half eaten or fallen from the mouth of the animals also
grow into plants.
Cultivation
in Kutch
Currently 12,973,979 Acres of Land in Kutch is Barren and
non-agricultural as per the Government records. Although there are lot of
Babul Trees over this land , still lot of land can be used for this
cultivation. It has been found to be the most suitable and excellent species for sand dune stabilization in desert areas. On agricultural farms it forms very effective shelterbelts. Babul tree is highly valued in conservation efforts. |