by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Apr 18, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous, Drought hardy, Large shrub or small tree, Sun to Partial Shade, Very Cold Hardy, Water-wise, Wildlife Friendly
Diospyros lyciodes subsp. guerkei is a deciduous, large shrub or small tree growing to about 5m. Often a pioneer tree on the Highveld grasslands, being first to colonize open areas and then provide shelter to other less hardy tree and shrub species. Suitable to be...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Apr 7, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous, Large shrub or small tree, Sun to Partial Shade, Very Cold Hardy, Water-wise, Wildlife Friendly
Diospyros lyciodes subsp. guerkei is a deciduous, large shrub or small tree growing to about 5m. Often a pioneer tree on the Highveld grasslands, being first to colonize open areas and then provide shelter to other less hardy tree and shrub species. Suitable to be...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Apr 2, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to partly deciduous, Large shrub or small tree, More Sun than Shade, Wildlife Friendly
Dichrostachys cinerea, Sickle-bush or sekelbos is a large shrub or small tree with attractive and novel bi-coloured flowers that are followed by interesting, intertwined pods. It can easily be pruned into shapely, single stemmed trees, or be thickly planted along...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Mar 23, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to partly deciduous, More Sun than Shade, Small to medium Trees, Water in summer, Water-wise, Wildlife Friendly
Combretum zeyheri, Large-fruit Bushwillow or Raasblaar, is a small to medium sized, tree with a rounded crown. Deciduous or semi-deciduous, it may have beautiful yellow autumnal colours. An icon of the ‘bushveld’, with its conspicuous large 4-winged fruit. Mature...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Mar 23, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Small to medium Trees, Sun to Partial Shade, Water in summer, Water-wise, Wildlife Friendly
A small to medium, deciduous tree, Combretum molle has a rounded crown. This tree has a real ‘bushveld’ jiz (from the term GISS – general impression of size and shape) or appearance. It has a single stem with attractive dark, rough bark. It often has beautiful...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Mar 13, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Regular water, Sun or Shade, Water-wise
Combretum kraussii, Forest Bushwillow, bosvaderlandswilg, or modubu is a shapely medium-sized tree. These trees turn bright red to purple in autumn and winter. They are considered partly-deciduous or evergreen, if they do drop their leaves it is typically only for a...
