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Recommended indigenous trees for the different regions of South Africa
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Lists of indigenous trees recommended for the different regions of South Africa, ... common names and approximate size. Alice Notten indigenous trees recommended western cape fynbos cape flats coastal ... grassland thicket water-wise SANBI Recommended indigenous trees for the different regions of South Africa ...
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Khaya anthotheca
Plant... them into black nursery plastic bags. Transplant young trees when they reach a height of about ± 300 mm. Young trees are prone to damage from the shoot borer Tragocephala ... The Meliaceae is a large family of tropical timber trees that includes the true mahogany ( Swietenia species), ...
Aloidendron pillansii
Plant... that can only be appreciated in its natural habitat. Trees reach a stem height of 10m or more and a stem diameter ... to about 0.2m at the tip. Characteristically, these trees branch dichotomously (forking regularly into two equal ... completely transform any garden. Large potted giant quiver trees are very rewarding as they make beautiful specimens ...
Markhamia zanzibarica
Plant... smooth and glossy when young and flaky in older trees. The young branches have conspicuous lenticels (raised ... in the Bignoniaceae, a large family full of popular garden trees, shrubs and creepers. Garden plants in this family that ... very well known to South African gardeners are jacaranda trees and trumpet creepers. Some southern African indigenous ...
Erica caffra
Plant... is brown and deeply fissured, while that of younger trees and branches is grey. The branches are long and thin ...
Peltophorum africanum
Plant... Ndzedze (TS) Kirstenbosch NBG Semi-deciduous to deciduous trees of about 15 m with aspreading, untidy canopy. In ... stalkand rachis covered with reddish brown hairs. The trees have no thorns. Flowers form upright, showy sprays (150 ... overnight. Sow in a 5:1 mix of river sandand compost. The trees are fast growing and drought resistant, but they are ...
Cryptocarya wyliei
Plant... in a corner dominated by some of our really large forest trees such as Inhambanella henriquesii (milk plum) and the ... species). The undergrowth under these two layers of trees will be an ideal place for shade-loving forest plants ... like this will occupy a vast amount of space (the canopy trees are not only tall, but spread a long way sideways) and ...
Fabronia pilifera
Plant... , are attractive features of the woodland and large shade trees in the parking areas. The moss family Fabroniaceae ...
Diospyros simii
Plant... R. Sim (1858–1938), a forest botanist who wrote on trees, ferns and mosses. The genus Diospyros is arguably ... are the Persimmon ( D. kaki ) from China and the tropical trees that yield the dense, black hardwood known as ebony, ... from West Africa and D. celebica from Indonesia . These trees have been so heavily exploited for their timber that ...
Ziziphus mucronata
Plant... though this plant is said to be one of the most adaptable trees, growing in all types of soil and having the ability to ... plants, immunity is acquired with increased stature. Small trees are often available at nurseries selling indigenous ... one discussed here is among the most common and best known trees of southern Africa. Another well-known species in this ...