{"product_id":"maerua-crassifolia-sarh-tree","title":"Maerua crassifolia - Sarh Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMaerua crassifolia\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Sarh Tree, is a small evergreen tree of the Sahel, the Sahara margins and Arabia, holding a dense rounded crown of small, thick, grey-green leaves on a low crooked trunk. Clusters of pale greenish white flowers with prominent stamens appear through the cooler months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one of the few genuinely evergreen native trees of the arid zone, keeping full cover through the dry season when everything around it has dropped its leaves. Specifiers use it for native shade, restoration on hard ground and heritage planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3 to 6 metres, occasionally to 10 metres in favourable wadi positions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3 to 6 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Sahel and Sahara margins, north east Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small, thick, grey-green leaves held densely in a rounded crown; evergreen through the dry season\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Prefers sandy, gravelly and stony soils with free drainage; tolerates poor, shallow and alkaline ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very low; deeply drought-tolerant, holding evergreen foliage on natural rainfall alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in hot arid and semi-arid regions with very low rainfall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Features\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense, low, rounded crown on a crooked short trunk, giving genuine shade at small scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clusters of pale greenish white flowers with prominent stamens, carried through the cooler months\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Native shade planting, restoration on hard stony ground, heritage and desert character landscapes, livestock shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 5 to 7 metres apart for an open native stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Requires no routine pruning or irrigation once established\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePest Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Free of significant pest and disease problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Exceptionally high, remaining evergreen through drought that defoliates every neighbouring species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife Attraction\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage is browsed heavily and the dense crown gives nesting and roosting cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Significance\u003c\/strong\u003e: A long-valued shade and browse tree across the Sahel and Arabia, protected in many traditional systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sarh Tree keeps its leaves when nothing else does, and that alone makes it worth a place in an arid native scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452565999812,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/0493\/5108\/files\/placeholder-tree_0fb28a78-45be-4c30-819c-7fef422f303c.png?v=1785211276","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/en-ae\/products\/maerua-crassifolia-sarh-tree","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}