Silky thorn / Sydoring
Silky thorn / Sydoring
Suitable for medium-sized gardens – the silky thorn with red bark on the young stems glows in the sunlight while the mature bark has dark brown rough strips with a red background. This beautiful Acacia attracts birds, insects and butterflies besides making a wonderful garden plant.
Botanical Name:
Vachellia rehmanniana
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Flatcrown / Platkroon
Flatcrown / PlatkroonA magnificent tree with an unmistakeable spreading flat crown. The leaves are dark green above, yellowish or rusty velvety below. It’s ideal for providing shade. The flowers are a strikingly white or greenish white during spring.
Botanical Name:
Albizia adianthifolia
Did you know?
In rural areas, seeds are considered edible and are used for making a sauce.
Apple leaf / Appelblaar
Apple leaf / AppelblaarThe Apple leaf is a medium- to large-sized tree with a wide-spreading, dense and rounded crown. The main stem is tall, straight and bare, occasionally bent and twisted.
Botanical Name:
Philenoptera violacea
Did you know?
The wood of this attractive tree makes a stunning ornamental display.
Water pear / Water peer
Water pear / Water peerA lovely medium-sized to large tree with a smooth greyish-white single stem on young trees and beautiful purplish-red young leaves. This handsome tree is grown in gardens for its deep shade.
Botanical Name:
Syzigium quineense
Did you know?
The wood is pale red, hard, strong, durable and easy to work.
Red ivory / Rooi ivoor
Red ivory / Rooi ivoorThis medium-sized and neatly shaped tree normally grows in groups with other trees and is very attractive to birds. The leaves are glossy dark green above and pale green below. It’s generally a smaller tree than the berchemia discolor with smaller leaves and reddish fruit.
Botanical Name:
Berchemia zeyheri
Did you know?
The delicious fruits are eaten fresh. They may be stored in containers and the sticky sweet mass may still be edible after several months.
