Trees of Southern Africa

[Offshore]

Any Indigenous Tree Lovers on WD?

[da PEEG]

Yes 

[Offshore]

Hell yes. We can post interesting Trees and help each other to identify difficult ones. Great DP. Hope we get some more interest. I will Post tomorrow.

[da PEEG]

Hell yes. We can post interesting Trees and help each other to identify difficult ones. Great DP. Hope we get some more interest. I will Post tomorrow.

- mendous...

[Offshore]

Hell yes. We can post interesting Trees and help each other to identify difficult ones. Great DP. Hope we get some more interest. I will Post tomorrow.

- mendous...

[dw1]

Yes ...

I have planted close to 300 indigenous trees I guess during the last 6 years. Have not planted any exotics since 1990 when I was still too dumb to realise the importance of going LOCAL

I'll post some pics

[Offshore]

Yes ...

I have planted close to 300 indigenous trees I guess during the last 6 years. Have not planted any exotics since 1990 when I was still too dumb to realise the importance of going LOCAL

I'll post some pics

Great stuff, when I see non Indigenous Trees on my Properties they are History. We are blessed with an enormous amount of beautiful indigenous Trees.

[Offshore]

I guess we will have show and tell, show and guess and show and help? Looking forward to it!

[ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS]

I have a friend that restores antique furniture for a living.
He says the nicest wood to work with is Cederwood. Sad part is you cannot buy it anywhere
and they used 1700 Cederwoodpoles/trees for the phoneline between Clanwilliam and Calvinia!!!
Cedertrees are slow growers and today very scarce in the Cederberg.


Me my favourite is Rooipitjie.............................................I burn a lot of it!!

[Raka]

My favorite tree is the 'Kameeldoringboom'. Nothing else say's 'Africa ' like a Camelthorn .....

[Fudmucker]

My favorite tree is the 'Kameeldoringboom'. Nothing else say's 'Africa ' like a Camelthorn .....

They also give great shade for parking under.
Yet no shopping centres plant them...?

[Raka]

To slow groing and that Afrikaner bull look-a-like thorns, I suppose. If you ever go past Kathu , do go have a look at them !

[Offshore]

To slow groing and that Afrikaner bull look-a-like thorns, I suppose. If you ever go past Kathu , do go have a look at them !

That is one magnificent Forest of Camelthorn trees. They make fantastic coals for a Braai but are protected in SA. You may not cut or transport their Wood in SA.

[ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS]

To slow groing and that Afrikaner bull look-a-like thorns, I suppose. If you ever go past Kathu , do go have a look at them !

That is one magnificent Forest of Camelthorn trees. They make fantastic coals for a Braai but are protected in SA. You may not cut or transport their Wood in SA.

Yet sadly they are cut down by the thousands in Namibia.

[Bensien]

I tried to grow camelthorn trees from seed, but without success. Apparently the seeds won’t germinate unless they have passed through the gut of a ruminant

[Offshore]

I tried to grow camelthorn trees from seed, but without success. Apparently the seeds won’t germinate unless they have passed through the gut of a ruminant

Maybe put some seeds into your Gardeners Pap

[Offshore]

Beautiful Camelthorn in the Kgalagadi Park.

[tok-tokkie]

I have been looking for an Umbrella Thorn = Acacia tortilis.  Not available here in the Cape as far as i can see.  I am aware that they have very invasive roots. Anyone got a small one in a bag for me?
To me they say Africa even more than a Camelthorn.

[Offshore]

I battled to identify this Tree and eventually found its Name. Koeboeberry ( Koeboebessie). Hardy Tree, evergreen and Animals browse on its leaves and Fruit. The Fruit are tasty for Humans too. Looks like a Matopi from a distance.

[african dust]

Any Indigenous Tree Lovers on WD?

guilty as charged. have an indigenous/endemic nursery here in the Seychelles and in the western cape for private planting projects.