by Wade John Beckett | Mar 8, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous, Medium to Large sree, Sun to Partial Shade, Very Cold Hardy, Water in summer, Water-wise
Combretum erythrophyllum is a medium to large-sized, deciduous tree with a lovely form. It has a crooked stem with attractive pale bark. In autumn/winter it often has beautiful autumnal colours. It is a good choice as a specimen shade tree in large gardens or may be...
by Wade John Beckett | Sep 24, 2019 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Fairly Cold Hardy, Full Sun, Medium to Large sree, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Water-wise
A beautiful Schotia brachypetala, Weeping Boerbean or Huilboerboon, tree grown on a pavement in Sundowner, Randburg. This tree gets covered in flowers most years. One of the showpiece trees of our bushveld, Schotia brachypetala, Weeping Boerbean or Huilboerboon, is...
by Wade John Beckett | Aug 12, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous, Full Sun, Medium to Large sree, Thorny Plants, Very Cold Hardy, Water-wise
One of the icons of the South African veld, Vachellia karroo, the Sweet Thorn, is a very spectacular tree when in full flower. Vachellia karroo, the Sweet Thorn, is, in cultivation, a medium to large single stemmed, deciduous tree. With a rounded crown that is often...
