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Euclea crispa – Blue guarri – Bloughwarrie – Umgwali

The beautiful Blue guarri is a dense canopied evergreen tree or shrub characterised with blue-green… Read More »Euclea crispa – Blue guarri – Bloughwarrie – Umgwali

Olea africana is a small, neat evergreen tree characterized by a dense spreading crown of shiny… Read More »Wild olive/Olienhout/mohlware (Olea europaea)

The ornamental Ochna serrulata, also known as the Carnival bush, is indigenous to South Africa.… Read More »Ochna serrulata – Carnival bush – Fynblaarrooihout – Umbomvane

The Savanna gardenia is a small deciduous to evergreen tree that can reach a mature height of… Read More »Gardenia volkensii – Savanna gardenia – Bosveldkatjiepiering –Tshiralala

The Zulu cherry-orange is an ornamental tree that grows well in sunny or shady positions… Read More »Teclea gerrardii – Zulu monkey orange – Zulukersielemoen – Umozane

Myrsine africana is a dense multi-stemmed small shrub commonly found growing among rocks or beneath… Read More »Myrsine africana – African boxwood – Vlieebos

Also known as the bread tree, Encephalartos altensteinii is indigenous to South Africa and is… Read More »Encephalartos altensteinii- Eastern Cape Cycad- oos-kaapse broodboom

Feijoa sellowiana is an evergreen multi-stemmed shrub normally grown for its attractive silvery foliage, unusual… Read More »Feijoa sellowiana- Fruit salad tree

Summer is upon us and the temperature has rocketed! This week our focus is on… Read More »Magnolia grandiflora – Southern Magnolia