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Boscia albitrunca – Shepherd’s tree – Xukutsi – Witgat

Boscia albitrunca, commonly known as the Shepherd’s tree or ‘Tree of Life,’ holds ecological, cultural,… Read More »Boscia albitrunca – Shepherd’s tree – Xukutsi – Witgat

The exact origin of the apricot remains a mystery, but it is thought to have… Read More »Prunus armeniaca – Apricot

Gonioma kamassi is a hardy evergreen shrub or small tree with a straight, slender stem.… Read More »Gonioma kamassi – Knysna boxwood – Kamassiehout – Igala-gala

Pronunciation: PLAT-a-nuz a-ser-e-FO-lee-a Platanus x acerifolia, known as the London plane, is a striking tree widely… Read More »Platanus x acerifolia – London Plane

Ceratonia siliqua, commonly known as the Carob tree, is a slow-growing exotic species with a… Read More »Ceratonia siliqua – Carob tree

The beautiful Red Bushwillow is characterised with light green slender point leaves. This semi-deciduous tree… Read More »Combretum apiculatum – Red bushwillow – Rooiboswilg – Mohwidiri

The semi-deciduous to deciduous Peltophorum africanum is a tree with a wide distribution in Southern… Read More »Peltophorum africanum – African wattle – Weeping wattle – Huilboom

Well known for its colourful autumn foliage (gold, amber, and scarlet red), Liquidambar styraciflua is… Read More »Liquidambar styraciflua – Sweetgum – Liquidambar – Amberboom

A hardy fast growing evergreen tree with an upright crown and corky bark. Rauvolfia caffra… Read More »Rauvolfia caffra – Quinine tree – Kinaboom – Monadi

The handsome Forest bushwillow is a hardy semi-deciduous tree with glossy dark green foliage that… Read More »Combretum kraussii – Forest bushwillow – Bosvaderlandswilg – Umdubu-wehlathi