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Acacia difficilis

Description
Life form	shrub, tree	Physiology	single stem, multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forest/wood, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	harvested from wild

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	22	35	13	42	Soil texture	medium, light	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	650	1100	450	1500	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	11	11	18	18	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	200	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	6.5	4.5	7	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	2	Killing temp. early growth	2
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	160	300
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

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Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
fuels	fuelwood	bark
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant
environmental	erosion control	entire plant