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Senegalia (previously Acacia) galpinii (Apiesdoring): Large thorny
Afrocarpus (previously Podocarpus) falcatus (Outeniqua semi-deciduous tree. Spreading roundish crown provides good
Yellowwood): Evergreen tree with flaky bark when older. Male shade. Aggressive root system. Flowers creamy spikes, reddish-
and female trees separate. Natural habitat largely montane forest. purple in bud. Natural habitat, open wooded grassland and open
Can reach over 40m in wild; much smaller in gardens. Fleshy fruit woodland in parts of the four northern provinces.
favoured by many birds. The tree is Protected in southern Africa.

Searsia (previously Rhus) lancea (Karee): Evergreen tree with loose rounded crown. Briza Publications has donated
Older bark rough and dark brown on craggy branches and crooked trunks. Male and a free copy of ‘Making the Most
female trees separate. Natural habitat, mostly acacia woodland. Drought and frost of Indigenous Trees’ to one
resistant. lucky reader who answers the
following question correctly:
Why is Vachellia (previously
Acacia) xanthophloea commonly
known as the Fever Tree?

28 Landscape SA • Issue 92 2020