It was almost exterminated, now this plant could be the winner of climate change

A few years ago, the acacia was almost added to the EU list of non-native and therefore undesirable plants, but now, with the strengthening of climate change, it can be the winner again.

He has already proven once that he can successfully fight quicksand with him. The white acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia), which comes from North America and was planted in our country about three hundred years ago, was first used by the military treasury for afforestation around the Komárom fortress in the mid-1700s. However, its widespread use and spread in the Great Plains is due to the Lutheran pastor Sámuel Tessedik. Due to the vines destroyed by the phylloxera disease, the quicksand rampant in the Great Plains was contained by planting the target, which ultimately proved to be successful. Over time, it not only became an integral part of Nyírség, but also spread very quickly in other parts of the country.

Which is no accident, since it not only benefited by binding the loose topsoil, but also provided people with building wood, fence posts, firewood and provided a wonderful raw material for the beekeepers for. The white acacia is the most common forest tree species in Hungary today, and it lives in almost every area and soil type. In addition, today it is not the last aspect that it produces the largest amount of biomass with the least amount of water among the deciduous tree species known on the continent.

Despite its negative properties, the acacia tree is one of our most versatile trees – source: Pixabay

In 2014 though this multi-purpose, yet undeniably violently expanding tree species that extorts the soil has come under attack. At that time, the acacia was almost added to the list of the expanding and thus prohibited plant species that pose a threat to the environment, and in response, in the same year, it was declared a hungaricum along with the Hungarian acacia honey tree.

It seems that acacia is once again in great demand due to the increased use of firewood after the czarte and due to climate change and the desertification of the Great Plain that has been going on for years. Moreover, even in the Far East, the Hungarian acacia helps to mitigate the adverse effects of global warming and fight against desertification, which, in addition to its already mentioned good soil binding capacity, is also sold for its high calorific value, its use in the furniture and wood industry, and its role in beekeeping. in South Korea and China.

With the help of Hungarian experts, the specialists there strive to modernize the cultivation technology of the tree species. In Asia, acacia plays an important role in the protection against erosion, and in addition to its importance in beekeeping and the wood industry, its large-leaved version is also used for fodder.

So: acacia forever!