Plant Height: Less than 50 cm

  • 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 »

  • Gymnosporia buxifolia

    Posted on by s2A single, crooked-stemmed, low-branching tree with an angular, untidy outline formed by haphazardly upward-growing branches. Most branches covered with spines which are more prevalent in young trees. Read more »

  • Gleditsia triacanthos

    Posted on by s2A deciduous, spreading tree. The trunk and branches have three-branched spines. Bright green bi-pinnate leaves consist of small paired lance-shaped and minutely toothed. Small, yellowish-green flowers appear from October to November. The seed capsules are flat and twisted brown pods.  Insignificant,... Read more »

  • Ficus sur

    Posted on by s2Large, semi-deciduous tree with large spreading crown. The bark is whitish or dark grey. Large, roundish figs are borne on old wood in leafless broom like-like clusters of up to 1 m long. Read more »

  • Euclea racemosa

    Posted on by s2Evergreen shrub or small tree occurring in dune scrub and hence very happy in both the Park (especially along Links Drive) and the Creek. It reproduces through very deep-rooted suckers and bears fairly inconspicuous small, creamy-white, bell shaped flowers. The... Read more »

  • Eucalyptus grandis

    Posted on by s2Originally imported from Australia and grown for support poles for the mines these magnificent trees, lining links Drive for over 50 years, are a landmark in Knysna pointing the way to Leisure Isle. However they are now classified as invaders... Read more »

  • Erythrina caffra

    Posted on by s2This is a single-stemmed tree with a wide spreading canopy. Younger branches have short, sharp, black-tipped prickles. Insects and sunbirds flock to the spectacular orangey-red flowers in late winter when the tree is largely leafless. The soft wood was used... Read more »

  • Ekebergia capensis

    Posted on by s2The large-leafed Cape-ash (also commonly referred to as Essenhout) is single-stemmed and divides fairly low down into a spreading rounded canopy. Its smooth, shiny fleshy, many-seeded and round fruit grows in profusion in good rainfall years and is popular with... Read more »