More importantly, the acacia trees are the centerpiece of the local desert ecosystem. Three of the world’s 160 species of acacia thrive here in the Negev and Sinai, and sit at the local apex of ...

9. Spiraled (twisted) acacia: near Sde Boker. The spiraled acacia tree is like a small oasis in the Negev Desert. Photo by Yaacov Shkolnik. This lonely tree in middle of the Negev Desert is so huge ...

Lerner by a planted acacia tree in the Negev Desert. The Negev is the oldest undisturbed surface on Earth, exposed to the elements for about 1.8 million years. It covers more than half of Israel.

A new study recommends that the Aravah and Negev areas will be planted with acacia trees of species that don’t occur naturally in Israel – including the gay acacia, which currently grows in ...