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Olea europaea ssp africana | African olive | A very hardy, evergreen tree

African olive | A reliable, neat and compact tree, fit for many applications | Vanderbijlpark

Olea europaea africana

  • English name is

African olive

  • Afrikaans name is

Olienhout

  • .

It is very hardy (min. temperature is -6C)

  • It will grow in soil type:

well-drained, sandy

  • Mature size?

Medium: 8m high; 8m crown

  • Plant in container?

Yes

  • It's leaf growth is

evergreen

  • It's growth rate is

average

  • It's roots are

slightly aggressive

  • It's drought tolerance?

Needs modest water

  • Sexes?

Bisexual flower on same the tree

  • Birds?

Fruit eaters

  • Screening value?

up to 5m

inconspicuous

  • Flowers?

  • Value to game?

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Gardening ideas

Suitable for a small garden. African olive has a neat, compact growth form. It responds well to pruning and can be shaped into formal forms

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Olinia emarginata

  • English name is

Mountain hard pear

  • Afrikaans name is

Berghardepeer

  • .

It is hardy -survives a min. temperature of -2C

  • It will grow in soil type:

well-drained, sandy

  • Mature size?

Medium: 5m high; 4m crown

  • Plant in container?

No

  • It's leaf growth is

evergreen

  • It's growth rate is

very slow

  • It's roots are

non-aggressive

  • It's drought tolerance?

Needs modest water

  • Sexes?

Male and female flowers on same the tree

  • Birds?

Nesting

  • Screening value?

None

inconspicuous

  • Flowers?

  • Value to game?

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Gardening ideas

Olinia emarginata is suitable for a small garden. Plant is as "something very unique"

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Pappea capensis | Jacket-plum | Doppruim. Only female trees bear fruit

Pappea capensis | Jacket-plum | Doppruim | Neat, non-messy evergreen shade tree for small gardens | Leeuwfontein Estates, Pretoria

Pappea capensis

  • English name is

Jacket-plum

  • Afrikaans name is

Doppruim

  • .

It is very hardy (min. temperature -6C)

  • It will grow in soil type:

well-drained, sandy or rocky

  • Mature size?

Medium: 8m high; 6m crown

  • Plant in container?

Yes

  • It's leaf growth is

evergreen

  • It's growth rate is

medium

  • It's roots are

slightly aggressive

  • It's drought tolerance?

Needs modest water

  • Sexes?

Separate male and female trees

  • Birds?

Fruit eaters

  • Screening value?

None

inconspicuous

  • Flowers?

  • Value to game?

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Gardening ideas

Suitable for a small garden. Use Jacket-plum as a neatly shaped, non-messy, year round shade tree. Its bright-red fruit attracts birds. However only female trees bear fruit, and it is difficult to buy trees that are guaranteed to be female. It has been reported that a tree may change its sex, making it even more difficult. The species does well in a large pot. Use this approach if you have a very small garden. It is also a popular bonsai.

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Peltophorum africanum

  • English name is

Weeping wattle

  • Afrikaans name is

Huilboom

  • .

It is hardy -survives a min. temperature of -2C

  • It will grow in soil type:

well-drained, sandy

  • Mature size?

Medium: 8m high; 10m crown

  • Plant in container?

Yes

  • It's leaf growth is

semi-deciduous

  • It's growth rate is

fast

  • It's roots are

slightly aggressive

  • It's drought tolerance?

Needs modest water

  • Sexes?

Bisexual flower on same the tree

  • Birds?

Insect feeders

  • Screening value?

None

flowers profusely

  • Flowers?

  • Value to game?

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Gardening ideas

Peltophorum africanum is suitable for a large garden as spreading shade tree with stunning yellow flowers.

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Peltophorum africanum | Weeping wattle | Fast growing flowering tree

Peltophorum africanum | Weeping wattle | Typical form of the tree when growing in the wild. Prune it up to form either a single or multi-stem tree with a spreading crown. | North-east Pretoria

Peltophorum africanum

  • English name is

Weeping wattle

  • Afrikaans name is

Huilboom

  • .

It is hardy -survives a min. temperature of -2C

  • It will grow in soil type:

well-drained sandy

  • Mature size?

Medium: 6m high; 8m crown

  • Plant in container?

Yes

  • It's leaf growth is

semi-deciduous

  • It's growth rate is

fast

  • It's roots are

slightly aggressive

  • It's drought tolerance?

Needs modest water

  • Sexes?

Bisexual flower on same the tree

  • Birds?

Insect feeders

  • Screening value?

None

showy flowers in profusion

  • Flowers?

  • Value to game?

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Gardening ideas

Suitable for a small garden. Weeping wattle bears showy, bright yellow flowers, often in profusion. The trunk is naturally not straight stemmed. Use this feature to create a striking focal point in a small garden. Plant this beautiful tree in a large pot if you have a very small garden.

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Philenoptera violacea | Apple-leaf | Flowering tree which produces violet-blue flowers in profusion

Philenoptera violacea | Apple-leaf | A "something different" tree for a medium size garden | Olifants river, Kruger National Park

Philenoptera violacea

  • English name is

Round-leaved bloodwood

  • Afrikaans name is

Appelblaar

  • .

It is mildly sensitive ( min. temperature is -0.5C)

  • It will grow in soil type:

well-drained, sandy

  • Mature size?

Medium: 10m high; 8m crown

  • Plant in container?

No

  • It's leaf growth is

semi-deciduous

  • It's growth rate is

fast

  • It's roots are

slightly aggressive

  • It's drought tolerance?

Needs modest water

  • Sexes?

Bisexual flower on same the tree

  • Birds?

None

  • Screening value?

None

showy flowers in profusion

  • Flowers?

  • Value to game?

browse leaves

Gardening ideas

Suitable for a large garden. Plant Apple-leaf "as something different" in a large garden.. The tree bears beautiful violet flowers, sometimes in profusion

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Pittosporum viridiflorum | Cheesewood | Kasuur | Evergreen shade tree

Pittosporum viridiflorum | Cheesewood | Kasuur | Attractive year round, evergreen garden tree | Baviaans Kloof

Pittosporum viridiflorum

  • English name is

Cheeswood

  • Afrikaans name is

Kasuur

  • .

It is hardy -survives a min. temperature of -2C

  • It will grow in soil type:

welldrained, compost rich

  • Mature size?

Medium: 10m high; 10m crown

  • Plant in container?

Yes

  • It's leaf growth is

evergreen

  • It's growth rate is

fast

  • It's roots are

slightly aggressive

  • It's drought tolerance?

Needs much water

  • Sexes?

Bisexual flower on same the tree

  • Birds?

Fruit eaters

  • Screening value?

None

inconspicuous

  • Flowers?

  • Value to game?

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Gardening ideas

Suitable for a large garden as shade tree and to attract birds

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Podocarpus elongatus

  • English name is

Breede River yellowwood

  • Afrikaans name is

Breederivier-geelhout

  • .

It is very hardy (min. temperature is -6C)

  • It will grow in soil type:

welldrained, compost rich

  • Mature size?

Medium: 6 high; 6 crown

  • Plant in container?

Yes

  • It's leaf growth is

evergreen

  • It's growth rate is

slow

  • It's roots are

non-aggressive

  • It's drought tolerance?

Needs modest water

  • Sexes?

Separate male and female trees

  • Birds?

Fruit eaters

  • Screening value?

up to 5m

inconspicuous

  • Flowers?

  • Value to game?

no value

Gardening ideas

Suitable for a small garden if either planted in a large pot or regularly pruned to contain its size.

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Podocarpus falcatus | Outeniqua yellowood planted in a large garden

Outeniqua yellowwood tree | Note mature size and form in a garden setting | George area

Podocarpus falcatus

  • English name is

Outeniqua yellowwood

  • Afrikaans name is

Outeniekwageelhout

  • .

It is very hardy (min. temperature is -6C)

  • It will grow in soil type:

well-drained, compost rich

  • Mature size?

Large: x 10m high; 5m crown

  • Plant in container?

Yes

  • It's leaf growth is

evergreen

  • It's growth rate is

fast

  • It's roots are

slightly aggressive

  • It's drought tolerance?

Needs much water

  • Sexes?

Separate male and female trees

  • Birds?

Fruit eaters

  • Screening value?

up to 10m

inconspicuous

  • Flowers?

  • Value to game?

no value

Gardening ideas

Suitable for a small garden if either planted in a large pot or regularly pruned to contain its size.

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Podocarpus Afrocarpus latifolius | Real yellowwood | Evergreen

Real Yellowwood | Evergreen tree | Attracts fruit eating birds | South Africa's national tree | Oubaai Golf Estate

Podocarpus latifolius

  • English name is

Real yellowwood

  • Afrikaans name is

Opregte geelhout

  • .

It is mildly sensitive ( min. temperature is -0.5C)

  • It will grow in soil type:

well-drained, compost rich

  • Mature size?

Medium: 12m high; 8m crown

  • Plant in container?

yes

  • It's leaf growth is

evergreen

  • It's growth rate is

slow

  • It's roots are

non-aggressive

  • It's drought tolerance?

Needs much water

  • Sexes?

Separate male and female trees

  • Birds?

Fruit eaters

  • Screening value?

up to 10m

inconspicuous

  • Flowers?

  • Value to game?

no value

Gardening ideas

Suitable for a large garden. Screening up to 10m. Form Podocarpus latifolius by pruning to create a focal point in a small garden

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