Tree medick
Medicago arborea
ShrubSecondary
Fast biomassNitrogen fixer
A tough evergreen nitrogen-fixer that doubles as fodder and chop-and-drop mulch on hot, dry ground. Short-lived and frost-shy, but a real workhorse while it's around.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Shrub
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Sandy, Loam, Rocky
- Soil pH range
- 6.5 – 8.5
- Min. temperature
- -8°C
- Min. rainfall
- 300 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- Low
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Evergreen nitrogen-fixing fodder shrub for hot dry edges; cut regularly for chop-and-drop mulch or livestock browse and it resprouts vigorously.
Watch out for
Frost-tender below roughly -6 to -8°C, especially when young; relatively short-lived (often 10-15 years); dislikes heavy, waterlogged soils.
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