Across the vast deserts of equatorial Africa, the Umbrella Thorn often stands alone as the only life for thousands of miles. In a cross-national research study done on tree preferences, this flagship species charmed the majority, leading thinkers in the field of evolutionary aesthetics to wonder what bonds us to this resilient tree. Lion evasion didn’t seem likely. Although able to withstand intense heat, alkalinity and drought, it doesn’t tolerate frost well. It produces white aromatic flowers in spherical clusters, which hang down from the canopy disc. 

Suitable for outdoor planting in USDA plant hardiness zones 9b to 11