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Anastrabe integerrima – Pambati tree – Pambatieboom – isiPambatho

For a perfect screening tree in a townhouse or small garden, consider the Pambati tree.… Read More »Anastrabe integerrima – Pambati tree – Pambatieboom – isiPambatho

Prunus serrulata, commonly known as the Japanese cherry tree, is native to Japan, China, Korea,… Read More »Prunus serrulata – Flowering cherry – Cherry blossom

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

Known as the Goat willow or Pussy willow, Salix caprea is a tree native to… Read More »Salix caprea – Goat willow – Pussy willow

The genus name, Quercus, is the Latin name for oak trees. The species name robur means “robust’ and… Read More »Quercus robur – English oak

Burchellia is a genus in the Rubiaceae family with just one species: Burchellia bubalina. This species… Read More »Burchellia bubalina – Wild Pomegranate – maHlosana

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

A thorny shrub or small tree widely distributed in the seasonally dry tropics of Africa,… Read More »Dichrostachys cinerea – Sickle bush – Sekelbos – uGagane