TreeBook: Tree Species Indigenous to Southern Africa, indexed by Scientific name.
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Sideroxylon inerme
White milkwood | Pruned to open trunk | Note use of the tree in a drought tolerant garden | Mosselbay
Gardening ideas
Suitable for a very small garden if planted in a large pot. Sideroxylon inerme responds very well to pruning. It makes an attractive hedge.
Sideroxylon inerme
White milkwood
Witmelkhout
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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: 5m high; 5m crown
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Mature size?
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Plant in container?
Yes
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It's leaf growth is
evergreen
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It's growth rate is
slow
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It's roots are
slightly aggressive
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It's drought tolerance?
Drought tolerant
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Sexes?
Bisexual flower on same the tree
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Birds?
Fruit eaters
up to 5m
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Screening value?
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Flowers?
inconspicuous
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Value to game?
no value