Flowering Month: January

  • Sideroxylon inerme

    Posted on by s2The white milkwood, a protected tree throughout South Africa, is medium-sized and wide-spreading. It branches low down into several thick, twisted stems. Often the dark green, dense, rounded canopy is so low that it touches the ground. All parts of... Read more »

  • Searsia lucida

    Posted on by s2This is a bushy shrub or much branched small tree with erect branches. It occurs in a wide range of areas, from the coastal thicket regions to other habitats, and is common along both the west and south coasts. Many... Read more »

  • Searsia chirindensis

    Posted on by s2This neat ornamental tree (a good example outside the main entrance to the Park) has a dense rounded crown of attractive glossy dark-green foliage that becomes orange in Autumn. Large sprays of minute yellow-green flowers are followed by a profusion... Read more »

  • Schotia latifolia

    Posted on by s2Small to medium-sized slender tree with rounded canopy found in coastal scrub. Flower-heads very attractive on branch-tips. Fruit is a flattened oval pod with protruding rim Read more »

  • Robinia pseudoacacia

    Posted on by s2A deciduous tree with an oval or rounded crown and bark that is dark brown and deeply furrowed. It suckers freely and often forms thickets. Young stems and branchlets have short spines. Small, bright green leaves above and paler beneath... Read more »

  • Afrocarpus falcatus

    Posted on by s2This is the tallest South African forest tree but has been cultivated in Leisure Isle domestic gardens and in the Park. The small dark green leaves have a greyish bloom. Male cones are about 1 cm by 0,3 cm whilst... Read more »

  • Osyris compressa

    Posted on by s2Greyish shrub or small tree with oval leaves and bearing delicate, terminal clusters of greenish flowers. Occurs mostly on coastal dunes and can be seen at the Creek. Fleshy, oval fruit ripens to shiny red to purplish black and is... Read more »

  • Loxostylis alata

    Posted on by s2This small semi-deciduous tree occurs naturally in the coastal regions of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. It is usually single-stemmed but branches low down on the trunk. The fruits are small and fleshy. It is an excellent candidate for the... Read more »

  • Kiggelaria africana

    Posted on by s2A single-stemmed, medium to large tree with a rounded, spreading canopy. The grey or yellowish-green round fruit has a characteristic warty skin. When ripe it bursts open to expose black seeds with a sticky orange-red covering. Read more »

  • Harpephyllum caffrum

    Posted on by s2Wild-plum is a single trunked tree that branches fairly high up to form a dense, rounded canopy. The smooth oval hangs in bunches from the centre of the leaf whorls. Similar at first glance to Ekebergia capensis except that it... Read more »