Acacia greggii - Catclaw acacia

Catclaw acacia (Acacia greggii) is a deciduous tree or shrub native to the deserts of southwestern North America, its curved thorns giving it its name and its immature pods edible once boiled.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Wood¹
• Soil stabilization¹

Type

• Acacia spp. - Acacia
• Tree
• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Acacia greggii | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩