Cupressus sempervirens stricta – Pencil pine – Graveyard cypress
Cupressus sempervirens Stricta is a columnar shaped conifer suitable for restricted spaces where shade is…
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Combretum apiculatum – Red bushwillow – Rooiboswilg – Mohwidiri
The beautiful Red Bushwillow is characterised with light green slender point leaves. This semi-deciduous tree…
Buddleja saligna – False olive – Witolienhout – Umnceba
Named in honour of an amateur botanist Rev Adam Buddle, the false olive is one of…
Erythrina caffra – Coast coral tree – Kurkboom – Umsinsi
Loved for its warm red to scarlet-coloured flowers, Erythrina caffra is a hardy tree that tolerates wind,…
Chamaerops humilis – Mediterranean Dwarf Palm
Chamaerops humilis is the only palm native to Europe. It grows best in Mediterranean climates…
Rothmannia capensis – Scented-bells – Wild gardenia – Witklokke – Modulatshene
Rothmannia capensis is one of the beautiful small trees native to South Africa. It resembles…
Millettia grandis – Umzimbeet – umSimbithwa
A large flowering semi-deciduous evergreen tree characterised with a rounded crown, Milletia grandis is found…
Croton sylvaticus – Forest feverberry – Boskoorbessie – Umhloshozane
Croton sylvaticus is a deciduous tree with a dense spreading crown. The tree name ‘Croton’…
Rauvolfia caffra – Quinine tree – Kinaboom – Monadi
A hardy fast growing evergreen tree with an upright crown and corky bark. Rauvolfia caffra was named…
Leucosidea sericea – Oldwood – Ouhout – Munyonga-tshifumbu
Commonly known as Oldwood, Leucosidea sericea is an evergreen tree characterised with dark green leaves…