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Introduced Trees

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Brabejum stellatifolium

Wild Almond

The wild almond is most often a large, spreading multi-stemmed shrub to 5 m or a sturdy, well-shaped evergreen tree to 15 m.

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Podocarpus elongatus

Breede River YellowWood

It is the smallest of the South African yellowwoods, commonly reaching no more than 6 m in height, although trees in sheltered, well-watered ravines can reach 20 m.

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Celtis africana

White Stinkwood

This beautiful deciduous tree grows up to 25 m tall in a forest habitat.

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Rapanea melanophloeos

Cape Beech

The graceful evergreen Cape Beech grows up to 18 m tall.

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Cunonia capensis

Rooiels

​In forests it may reach up to 10 m in height but where it is growing out in the open it may only reach 5 m.

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Halleria lucida

Tree Fuchsia

Generally a stocky or shrubby tree that reaches a height of 2-5 m but in protected situations it can reach up to 12 m, and in forests, it can grow up to 20 m in height..

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Platylophus trifoliatus

White-alder

A small to large, evergreen tree, which may reach 30 m tall

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Diospyros whyteana

Bladder-nut

The bladdernut is an evergreen shrub or small multi-stemmed tree.

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Buddleja saligna

False Olive

Is a tree up to 10m tall in warm moist areas but usually 4 to 5 metres in dry areas.

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Ilex mitis

Cape Holly

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Curtisia dentata

Assegai

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Apodytes dimidiata

White Pear

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Ekebergia capensis

Cape Ash

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Buddleja salviifolia

Sage Wood

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Olinia ventosa

Hard Pear

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Olea capensis

Black Ironwood

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