Acacia caven
$2500 – $6000 + IVA
It is a native species of Chile, and is also found in Argentina. This recognizable tree by its branches with thorns and yellow flowers grows in the regions of Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Metropolitan Santiago, O’Higgins, Maule, Biobio.
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Magnoliophyta
Fabals
Fabaceae.
Perennial
Maximum height size 6 meters.
Rapid growth rate.
August – November.
Yellow-Golden.
Orange-Yellowish.
Fully exposed to sun, flat parts or slopes with northern exposure.
Resists occasional, not prolonged frosts down to about -5°c.
Secano areas, where the dry period without rainfall lasts 6- 10 months, rainfall reaches 100- 300 mm per year, concentrated in winter, or also where the dry period without rainfall lasts 3- 5 months, reaching 400- 800 mm per year, concentrated in winter.
Acid, with good organic matter content.
Charcoal, wood.
From the province of Copiapó to the province of Valdivia, between 60 – 1200 m.a.s.l.
