Category Archives: Prosopis cineraria

Save the Ghaf Tree Campaign (AME info)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.ameinfo.com/105625.html Saving Arabia’s ghaf tree Emirates Wildlife Society with WWF (EWS-WWF) and its partners have launched a campaign to protect the ghaf tree, a species indigenous to the UAE, and one that is getting increasingly threatened. The … Continue reading →

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Endangered ghaf (Prosopis cineraria) trees to combat desertification (Google / Gulfnews)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/environment/hope-grows-for-country-s-endangered-ghaf-trees-1.885647 Hope grows for country’s endangered ghaf trees Seeds to be planted in Umm Al Quwain to ensure its survival By Emmanuelle Landais, Senior Reporter Dubai: Hundreds of endangered ghaf trees are springing … Continue reading →

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Grow Prosopis cineraria in hot arid regions of Western and South Asia (Ecosensorium / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

Today, I discovered an interesting and nicely illustrated article on Ecosensorium.org : “Fruits of Shami, the Prosopis cineraria” ……………….. Fruits of Shami are pods containing up to 25 dull brown seeds, 0.3 to 0.8 cm long. Pods are light green-yellow … Continue reading →

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