Senegalia caffra – Common hook thorn – Katdoring – Motholo
Senegalia caffra is an indigenous tree of South Africa whose genus name ‘Senegalia’ was derived…
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Cape ash/Ekebergia capensis/Essenhout/Umnyamatsi
A beautiful large tree characterized with lush foliage and red berries which attract wildlife to…
Combretum erythrophyllum – River bushwillow – Vaderlandswilg – Umdubu
A beautiful deciduous to semi-deciduous tree with willow-like dense foliage. Combretum erythrophyllum is very hardy,…
Psychotria capensis – Black Bird Berry – Voelbessie – Isithibala
Psychotria capensis is a useful shrub or small tree that can be grown both in…
Cryptocarya latifolia – Broad-leafed quince – Breeblaarkweper – Umthugwa
Cryptocarya latifolia is an evergreen medium sized tree characterised with a round dense crown. This…
Olea europaea subsp africana – Wild olive – Olienhout
The wild olive is a neat well shaped evergreen tree with glossy green foliage and…
Philenoptera violacea–Apple-leaf – Appelblaar–Umbhandu
The Apple-leaf is a semi-deciduous protected tree of South Africa characterised with an open rounded…
Citharexylum spinosum – Fiddlewood
Fiddlewood is a pretty shrub or small tree native to the West Indies but is…
Ficus abutilifolia – large leaved rock fig – Grootblaarrotsvy
Ficus abutilifolia is a deciduous tree of South Africa with a spreading round crown and…
Aloe marlothii, Mountain aloe, Bergaalwyn
One of the most iconic South African aloes, Aloe Marlothii, has started blooming and is…