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TreeBook: Tree Species Indigenous to Southern Africa,   indexed by Scientific name.

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Philenoptera violacea

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

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

Philenoptera violacea

Round-leaved bloodwood

Appelblaar

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

  • It will grow in soil type:

well-drained, sandy

Medium: 10m high; 8m crown

  • Mature size?

  • 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

None

  • Screening value?

  • Flowers?

showy flowers in profusion

  • Value to game?

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