बबूल बबूल

🌱 About the plant

Thorny, nitrogen-fixing and useful on land nobody else will plant.

Growing it

Very thorny; not a garden tree, but a fine boundary one.

What it is for

Gum, fodder and fuel; wasteland reclamation.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

पानी

None once established

मौसम

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

8–15 m

First harvest

Pods year four

Very thorny; not a garden tree, but a fine boundary one.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Gum, fodder and fuel; wasteland reclamation.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India