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Anthocleista grandiflora
Plant... light grey or brown trunk, branching high up the trunk. Trees have long bare branches arching upward with leaves ... long and 0.5 m wide. The largest leaves are found on young trees or on low-level branches. The leaves are paddle-shaped; ... long, containing many small dark brown seeds. In habitat, trees flower in spring-summer (from September to January) and ...
Podocarpus elongatus
Plant... NBG Unlike the other yellowwoods that are tall trees with long straight boles, Breede River yellowwoods are ... commonly reaching no more than 6 m in height, although trees in sheltered, well-watered ravines can reach 20 m. It ... usually crowded towards the ends of the shoots. Juvenile trees may have larger leaves. The foliage is blue-green or ...
Leucadendron argenteum
Plant... brighter silver than the rest of the leaves. The male trees are more showy, they flower more prolifically, the ... the reseeding strategy. Despite its thick bark, adult trees are usually killed by fire and only the seeds survive. ... are opening. A typical feature of a population of silver trees is the occasional dead plant in amongst the living. ...
Erythrina lysistemon
Plant... soil and watered during the dry summers. Coral trees are attacked by a boring insect that enters at the tip ... should be burnt. It is difficult to control on big trees, but it can be done with a systemic insecticide. ... such as barbets and woodpeckers nest in the trunks of dead trees, and swarms of bees often inhabit hollow trunks. ...
Dais cotinifolia
Plant... at the ends of the branches. In very cold areas the trees are deciduous, but in warmer climates like Cape Town ... their leaves for a short time at the end of winter. The trees flower in early summer, any time from November to December. In the city of Cape Town the street trees flower in November and in the more protected ...
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
Plant... brown hypocotyl (incipient root) about 110 mm long. Trees grow slowly and are probably quite long-lived. It is ... them, and so visitors to a mangrove swamp will see healthy trees dropping leaves at any and all times of year. Almost as ... and this seemed to be an ideal use and habitat for the trees. They need full sun to partial shade, lots of water and ...
Gymnosporia harveyana
Plant... borne in small bunches. One finds separate male and female trees. Male flowers have five sepals (units of the calyx), ... (an outer covering). There are flowers or fruits on the trees almost all year round and the species is not threatened ... vulnerable in the wild. When the capsules dry out on the trees or are picked and left to dry out for a few days, it is ...
Vachellia karroo
Plant... greyish to white and are long and straight. On mature trees, the thorns may be quite short. They may be held at ... are associated with this tree and the crown of mature trees may be parasitized by various mistletoes, leading to ... in its shade. Birds also like to make nests in thorn trees as the thorns offer them some protection from ...
Trema orientalis
Plant... (Venda) Kirstenbosch NBG Depending on climatic conditions, trees may be evergreen or deciduous. In forests it is a ... Pigeons are often seen nesting and roosting in these trees. Cannabaceae Trema orientalis is a common pioneer tree, ... are best kept damp and shaded. Transplant the young trees during cool and wet periods. Roots that are damaged ...
Canthium inerme
Plant... 7 m, and assume a more spreading habit and rounded crown. Trees may be single or multistemmed, with main stems ... ecological value and interest. A large proportion of the trees are known to bear fruit annually, although some not so ... holds the distinction of being the largest family of trees in southern Africa comprising roughly 160 indigenous to ...