Buddleja saligna – False olive – Witolienhout
The false olive is a very hardy evergreen tree characterised with a much-branched crown and…
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Citharexylum spinosum – Fiddlewood
Fiddlewood is a pretty shrub or small tree native to the West Indies but is…
Sideroxylon inerme – white milkwood – melkhout
A low growing evergreen tree rarely found with a straight trunk. Sideroxylon inerme is an…
Spirostachys africana – Tamboti – Tambotie
The Tamboti tree is a medium sized semi-deciduous indigenous tree of South Africa naturally occurring…
Ficus abutilifolia – large leaved rock fig – Grootblaarrotsvy
Ficus abutilifolia is a deciduous tree of South Africa with a spreading round crown and…
Spathodea campanulata – African tulip tree – Flame of the forest
Spathodea campanulata is a semi-evergreen tree originating from West Africa. This tree has spectacular trumpet…
Gardenia thunbergia – Wild gardenia – kannetjieboom
Gardenia thunbergia is a hardy evergreen tree or shrub characterised with a shiny leaf and…
Searsia pyroides – Common wild currant – Gewone taaibos
The common wild currant is a small to medium sized deciduous tree regarded as one…
Erythrina caffra – Coast coral tree – Kuskoraalboom – Umsintsi
Well known for its warm red to scarlet-coloured flowers which appear from the cold winter…
Terminalia sericea – Silver cluster-leaf – Vaalboom
Terminalia sericea is an umbrella shaped deciduous tree belonging to the Combretacea family. This tree…