Ziziphus nummularia

Pala

Prickly shrub with sweet small round fruits. The small leaves are dark green and velvety above, pale and densely woolly beneath. They are a valuable fodder for camels and livestock. Highly valued in desertlike areas, they are usually stored for winter use by beating them off dried cut branches and gathering them into heaps.

					As % of dry matter
				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Fresh leaves, India					11.5	33.8	6.2	1.6	46.9	1.90	0.31	436
							Digestibility (%)
					Animal		CP	CF	EE	NFE	ME	Ref
Leaves					Cattle		47.0	54.0	28.0	69.0	2.10	436