Ziziphus mucronata

Buffalo thorn

Tree 5-10 m high, with pendant branches that are covered with small recurrent spines. Grows on stream banks. Stock eat the fallen leaves, and the branches are sometimes lopped and fed to cattle. The red berries are readily eaten from the ground by goats.

					As % of dry matter
				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Fresh browse, early
vegetative, Kenya					14.3	8.4	9.4	2.6	65.3	4.68	0.17	129