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GREEN INDUSTRY NEWS
NATIONAL ARBOR MONTH: SEPTEMBER
Water Wise Trees to Plant in Low Water Hydrozones
rbor Month will be celebrated from 1-30 September. Plant water wise, indigenous
trees that have a low water footprint as a practical and symbolic gesture of sustainable
Aenvironmental management. There are three indigenous trees on the extended list of
South Africa’s 2024 Trees of the Year for planting during Arbor Month.
Common trees occur widely and are Tree for promotion is less widely adapted
available from all garden centres. Ideal low but is not uncommon.
water trees for a low water hydrozone in High water zone – WHITE PEAR (Apodytes
your garden include: dimidiata subsp. dimidiata). A hardy, Tree for appreciation occurs in a
Very low water zone – KAREE – Searsia evergreen, beautifully shaped and fairly specialised habitat and is not available in
(=Rhus) lancea. A hardy, evergreen, tree fast-growing tree, indigenous to the Knysna garden centres.
with a graceful, weeping form. forests. It has dense, glossy, dark green SEKHUKHUNE CANDELABRA-TREE
Low water zone – MOUNTAIN KAREE – foliage. (Euphorbia sekhukuniensis). A rare,
Searsia (=Rhus) leptodictya. A great tree for small, succulent tree that is endemic in
attracting birds. It is hardy and evergreen Sekhukhuneland, in Mpumalanga and
with drooping, bright green foliage. Limpopo.
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