Kikar / Babul
25 of 5,000 trees funded (0.5%)
Kikar / Babul (Vachellia nilotica)
Kikar is an important tree for Pakistan's warmer, drier and semi-arid environments. Its ability to tolerate relatively challenging conditions makes it valuable for plantation projects where water availability may be limited.
Why Plant Kikar?
Kikar can help establish vegetation in dry environments where more water-demanding trees may struggle. As a leguminous tree, it can also contribute to soil fertility through biological nitrogen fixation.
Environmental Benefits
- Well adapted to dry and semi-arid environments
- Helps stabilise soil
- Supports biodiversity
- Provides shade and shelter
- Contributes to carbon storage
- Can contribute to soil improvement
- Useful for restoring degraded land
Suitable Regions in Pakistan
Suitable areas include:
- Punjab
- Sindh
- Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Potohar
- Dry plains and suitable semi-arid areas
Growth Rate
Fast under suitable conditions.
Water Requirement
Low to moderate after establishment. Young saplings still require watering during the establishment period.
Best Planting Season
Monsoon is generally suitable, particularly where plantation relies on rainfall.
Planting Location
Suitable for dry open areas, community land, appropriate roadside plantations, farmland boundaries and land-restoration projects.
Sponsor a Kikar Tree
Support Clean & Green Pakistan in establishing resilient trees in areas where they can provide long-term environmental benefits.
