![]() ![]() ![]() The Weeping wattle tree can easily be distinguished from other trees especially in spring when they boom with bright yellow flowers Adorned with feathery, acacia-like leaves and beautiful yellow flowers with crimped petals at the end of the branches, this useful tree is an important source of pollen for bees, birds and other insects. It's bark is usually grooved and dark brown in colour in the older plants while smooth and grey in younger branches. ![]() It is sometimes referred to as the African black wood, African false wattle, Rhodesian black wattle, and Rhodesian black wood. It derives its name from the large quantities of liquid exuded by spittlebugs when they are actively feeding off the sap in the twigs of the plant. The Weeping Wattle tree is a semi-deciduous tree with a spreading, uneven canopy found in tropical and southern Africa. ![]() We turn the spotlight on the Weeping wattle tree, an important plant in traditional African medicine and an example of the ingenious ways humans have learnt to survive in the wilderness. Nature never fails to impress and the continent of Africa is so rich in flora and fauna that its bounty has been a source of food, moisture, building materials, clothing and firewood for centuries. ![]()
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