what type of tree is this

[alsayyed]

Please could you identify this tree because we have plenty of them in Qatar, but they grow every where around the houses? Some people call them eucalyptus tree but I doubt it. If these photos not clear enough I will try to take more pics.

[Ianab]

The leaves look like some of the Australian Acacia trees or wattle as they are known locally.
That might be why it's confused with the eucalyptus, but you are right, thats not eucalypt leaves.
I'll see if I can find out more when I get home and have a read  :P
Or maybe some of the Aussie members will recognise it.

Cheers

Ian

[Tom]

Alsayyed,

You have done good with the pictures.  Putting them on the Forum Gallery is good for you.  I know it must be difficult with your language barrier.  You learn quickly when you apply yourself.  

That tree is going to be difficult to identify since we are in different countries and climates.  I will make an effort to find some examples that will allow you to make some decisions.

It has some Acacia characteristics.  It also has some locusts characteristics.

I am looking at pictures on www.enature.com to get these suggestions.

Lead Tree Leucaena leucocephala
Bahama Lysiloma Lysiloma latisiliquum

I found one site that list a tree in your world called
Acacia Tortilis

I agree with you.  I don't think the tree is a eucalyptus.

I think it is some kind of Acacia

I have been unable to find a tree with a leaf configuration such as your picture depicts.

[SwampDonkey]

The leaves are locust or acacia like. Do they have large pods like beans when they finish flowering. That indicates a type of legume (beans,peas) that fix nitrogen within root nodules with the aid of bacteria. That would also fit with locust or acacia.

[Dana]

Is there such a tree as Lebanon Cedar? For some reason that seems familiar.

[SwampDonkey]

I looked it up Dana and the leaves of Lebanon cedar are needle-like and evergreen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon_cedar

[beenthere]

Cedar of Lebanon

[SwampDonkey]

It's hard to get english language tree id books and internet for that region I think, but there must be conservation folks in Qatar that could id the trees. Get them Id'ed by latin name and not common, because common names can be confusing and contradictory.