1. Low average temperatures and lack of mesquite ( " Prosopis juliflora " ) might limit northern expansion. 2. The original vegetation until 1956 consisted mainly of Acacia, catechu, Prosopis juliflora , Dodonea viscosa and Carissa auriculata. 3. Current practice is to avoid new tree planting and concentrate on removal of the invasive " Prosopis juliflora ". 4. The areas effected & ndash; primarily invasive " Prosopis juliflora " weed as exasperating floods after blocking waterways. 5. The largest shrub on the island is " Prosopis juliflora ", which was introduced into South Asia in 1877 from South America. 6. The invasive species " Prosopis juliflora " is noted to be spreading in the sanctuary resulting in decrease of grassy and herbaceous patches. 7. "Prosopis juliflora ", a mesquite found in Kenya, shows unusual amount of (-)-mesquitol from its heartwood. 8. Now the river is a large Sewage and banks are full of the Prosopis juliflora or Seemai karuvel or Vilayati babul an invasive thorn bush. 9. A local tradition is that a foreigner in this woreda introduced the invasive species " Prosopis juliflora " to the Afar Region in 1988. 10. Dalbergia sissoo, Acacia nilotica, Zizyphus sp, Ficus sp, alien Prosopis juliflora in large clumps and other trees are planted along the embankment.
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