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Trees List

Shade tree, erosion control, firewood.

Hook Thorn (English), Haakdoring (Afrikaans), Umkhaya (Zulu), Mokhaya (Sotho)

Deciduous tree with a spreading canopy, small yellow flowers, and hooked thorns. Grows up to 12m tall.

Ornamental and shade tree.

Nana Berry (English), Daviese Doring (Afrikaans), Umvithi (Zulu)

Small to medium-sized tree with glossy leaves and clusters of pale yellow flowers.

Specimen tree, avenue planting.

Monkey Thorn (English), Apiesdoring (Afrikaans), Mokgapa (Sotho), Tshikwalo (Venda), Molopa (Northern Sotho)

Large deciduous tree, up to 30m, with flaky bark and white bottlebrush flowers blooming before the leaves.

Medicinal uses, glue from gum, bonsai.

Sweet Thorn (English), Soetdoring (Afrikaans), Umunga (Zulu), Mookana (Sotho)

Fast-growing, drought-resistant tree with fragrant yellow puffball flowers.

Ornamental, shade tree.

Fever Tree (English), Koorsboom (Afrikaans), Umthatha (Zulu)

Striking tree with yellow-green bark, compound leaves, and pale cream flowers.

Medicinal, livestock fodder.

Buffalo Thorn (English), Blinkblaar-wag-'n-bietjie (Afrikaans), Umphafa (Zulu), Mokgalo (Sotho)

Hardy tree with zigzag branches, small green flowers, and spiny stems.

Windbreak, ornamental.

False Olive (English), Wildevy (Afrikaans), Isinwazi (Zulu)

Hardy shrub or small tree with pale gray bark, lance-shaped leaves, and small fragrant flowers.

Shade, ornamental, erosion control.

White Stinkwood (English), Witstinkhout (Afrikaans), Umvumvu (Zulu), Motsere (Sotho)

Medium-sized deciduous tree with smooth bark and dense, pale green foliage.

Shade, erosion control along rivers.

River Bushwillow (English), Rivieroerhout (Afrikaans), Umhlalamvubu (Zulu), Motsana (Sotho)

Deciduous tree with glossy leaves that turn red in autumn, and four-winged seed pods.

Timber, ornamental, shade tree.

Yellowwood (English), Geelhout (Afrikaans), Umkhoba (Zulu)

Evergreen conifer with dense foliage, often grown as a specimen or timber tree.

Ornamental, hedges.

Thorn Pear (English), Doringpeer (Afrikaans), Umkhaya (Zulu), Moname (Sotho)

Hardy tree with spiny stems and small yellowish flowers.

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