This thorn wood mix contains mostly Knob thorn with small amounts of Black thorn and Sickle bush. This wood is an excellent all rounder for braai's and fireplaces.

Geelhaak/Knob thorn – Senegalia nigrescens
- Indigenous to South Africa
- Found in the Savanna biome and Lowveld bioregion in the northeastern parts of South Africa.
- The Knob Thorn is a species with a wide distribution range, occurring from Tanzania southwards to Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and as far as KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It’s often found in wide open areas and can be regularly seen on visits to the bushveld in Limpopo.
- The Knob Thorn tree is under no threat and is also found in an area with a conservation status of no threat.
- The leaves and pods of the Knob Thorn tree are included in the diets of various animals including duiker, impala, steenbok, kudu, giraffe and elephant.
- The tree yields excellent quality firewood producing lasting coals and severe heat. The Knob Thorn tree wood is hard and drought- and termite-resistant and can be used for the manufacturing of mine props. It’s not regularly used for furniture because it’s too difficult to cut. This is a popular tree that can be considered as a bonsai project.
- This tree can be grown into an attractive shade tree and can easily be cultivated from seed, which in turn makes it easier to replenish its numbers after trees have been harvested.

Swarthaak/Black thorn – Senegalia mellifera
- Indigenous to South Africa
- The Black Thorn tree is widely spread over South Africa and is found in various biomes which includes the Nama-Karoo, Savanna and Grassland biomes and in the Eastern Kalahari Bushveld, Central Bushveld and Lowveld bioregions in the North-Eastern parts of South Africa. It is also found up in Africa and trees have been located in countries such as Egypt.
- The Black Thorn tree is under no threat and is also found in an area with a conservation status of no threat.
- Twigs and pods are very nutritious for game and livestock and in the wild it’s browsed by different animals including the black rhino, eland, kudu and giraffe. The tree can spread very quickly by means of seed and vegetative growth to such an extent that it can become impenetrable, which may negatively affect grazing pastures for cattle.
- Other than the use for outstanding firewood, parts of the tree, like the twigs can be chewed and used as toothbrushes. Pods, young twigs, leaves and flowers of the tree are all very nutritious and are eagerly consumed by livestock and game. The wood in the heart of the tree is termite-resistant and can be used as posts for fencing and small furniture. The dark heart wood gets a very dark, almost black colour when it’s oiled and polished.