TreeBook: Tree Species Indigenous to Southern Africa, indexed by Scientific name.
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Searsia chirindensis
Searsia chirindensis | Red currant | Bostaaibos | Fast growing shade tree | George airport
Gardening ideas
Suitable for a large garden. Searsia chirindensis is fast growing and will soon provide shade. It can be messy during leaf shedding, but leaves are large and easy to tidy up. Leaves make excellent compost.. Leave them in lying in your flower beds.
Searsia chirindensis
Red currant
Bostaaibos
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It is mildly sensitive ( min. temperature is -0.5C)
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It will grow in soil type:
well-drained, sandy
Medium: 10m high; 10m crown
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Mature size?
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Plant in container?
No
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It's leaf growth is
semi-deciduous
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It's growth rate is
fast
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It's roots are
slightly aggressive
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It's drought tolerance?
Needs modest water
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Sexes?
Separate male and female trees
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Birds?
Fruit eaters
None
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Screening value?
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Flowers?
inconspicuous
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Value to game?
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