trees

 Ecological role:

• Provide shelter and food
• Bind soil
• When they die nutrients will be released back into soil
• Produce oxygen

Types of trees:
Maroela tree:

• Female's branches spread to the side, where the male's branches spread upwards
• The inside bark of the tree is believed, to relieve headaches and even slow the proses down of cancer. 
• The female bare more fruit than male. 
• The inside bark has a lot of vitamin C

  Sickle bush:

• Spread very quickly, one root go straight down, the rest grows horisontally and make new plants from there.
• Spikes can puncture a tractor wheel.
• Use wood for fire.
• They prepare for winter, pods can be eaten when there is no more leaves.
• Put the branches on overgrazed grass, so the place can recover.

Silver cluster:

• Prefer deep sandy soil.
• Kudus love eating it
• Secretes tanine for protection
• Outer layer of roots can be used for diarroea

Weeping wattle:

• Name comes from a spittle bug that secretes fluids on leaves.
• Wood can be used for furniture and fuel.
• Can use leaves for toilet paper

Buffalo thorn:

• Thorns in shape of buffalo horns
• Thorns Represents the past and future, don't forget about your past.
• Put leaves in your mouth, then on a cut and it will stop the bleeding.
• When some one dies they take a branch and clean that place and put it on the grave.

Puzzle bush:

• You can bend it as you like over fire.
• Make wooden spoons, and walking sticks.
• Use roots for small cuts 

Velvet tree: 

• Leaves are soft like velvet
• Can eat berries, but animal don't eat the leaves
• Make bow and arrow and woven baskets out of it. 

Jacket plum:

• Fruit are edible 
• leaves are unpalatable
• Jelly and vinegar are made from berries