The leadwood tree

This leadwood tree being very dense and beautiful with botanical name is Cambretum imberbe is a semi-decidous tree is striking almost all the years make it valuable for commercial uses.
The leave of leadwood use as a food by many animal including elephant, giraffe, kudu and impala.
There are many traditional medicinal and conventional uses for the leadwood tree, as well as host of spiritual belief surrounding it.
Bushman will use the gummy sap from the tree as a food supplement.
The wood is so strong and durable that it was used in the last century to make railway sleepers and goes. Although it is extremely difficult to work with its used to make beautiful furniture.
Inhaling the smoke from the burning wood of a leadwood trees is an ancient remedy for curing cough and colds.