Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

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Treelist Melville Koppies

This is a list of the tree species that occur in the nature reserve of Melville Koppies, and are therefore species that are more likely to be suitable to rocky outcrop areas

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The following 47 species were imported from this document.

Common Poison-bush

Acokanthera oppositifolia
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow
    Birds

Candelabra Aloe

Aloe arborescens
  • Flowering:
    Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
    Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Bees Birds Sunbirds

Mountain Aloe

Aloe marlothii
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug
    Sun
    Bees Birds Sunbirds

Mountain Silver-oak

Brachylaena rotundata
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Sun
    Hedge
    Bees

False Olive

Buddleja saligna
  • Flowering:
    Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Bees Birds

Sagewood

Buddleja salvifolia

Cape Chestnut

Calodendrum capense
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Bees Birds Butterflies

Velvet Rock-alder

Canthium gilfillanii

Rock Alder

Canthium mundianum

Num-num

Carissa bispinosa
  • Flowering:
    Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Butterflies

White Stinkwood

Celtis africana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow
    Birds Butterflies

River Bushwillow

Combretum erythrophyllum
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Birds

Velvet Bushwillow

Combretum molle
  • Sun
    Easy to grow

Southern Cabbagetree

Cussonia paniculata
  • Flowering:
    Feb
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Birds

Pompom Tree

Dais cotinifolia
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow
    Bees

Small-leaf Sicklebush

Dichrostachys cinerea africana

Transvaal Bluebush

Diospyros lycioides guerkei

Bluebush

Diospyros lycioides lycioides

Bladder Nut

Diospyros whyteana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Shade Sun
    Hedge
    Bees Birds

South African Wild Pear

Dombeya rotundifolia
  • Flowering:
    Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Birds Butterflies

Wild Apricot

Dovyalis zeyheri
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Birds Butterflies

Puzzle Bush

Ehretia rigida
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Hedge
    Birds

Broadpod Elephantroot

Elephantorrhiza burkei
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Bees Birds

Stamvrug

Englerophytum magalismontanum
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
    Semi-shade Sun
    Birds Butterflies

Blue Gwarrie

Euclea crispa crispa

Red-leaved Fig

Ficus ingens
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Birds

Snowberrytree

Flueggea virosa
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Hedge
    Birds Butterflies

Crossberry

Grewia occidentalis
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Bees Birds Butterflies

Common Spikethorn

Gymnosporia buxifolia
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Birds Butterflies

African Honeysuckle

Halleria lucida
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Bees Birds Sunbirds

Common Parsleytree

Heteromorpha trifoliata

Wild Peach

Kiggelaria africana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Shade Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Bees Birds Butterflies

Ouhout

Leucosidea sericea
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Bees

Bush Maerua

Maerua afra

Koko Tree

Maytenus undata
  • Flowering:
    Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Bees Birds

Cork Bush

Mundulea sericea
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Hedge
    Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds

African Boxwood

Myrsine africana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov
    Semi-shade Sun
    Hedge
    Birds

Kooboo-berry

Mystroxylon aethiopicum
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Semi-shade Sun
    Bees Birds

Brittlewood

Nuxia congesta
  • Sun
    Easy to grow
    Birds Butterflies

African Wild Olive

Olea europaea africana
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Bees Birds

Mountain Hardpear

Olinia emarginata
  • Flowering:
    Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Sun
    Bees Birds

Common Hook-thorn Acacia

Senegalia afra

Flame Thorn

Senegalia ataxacantha
  • Flowering:
    Feb Mar Apr May
    Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Bees Butterflies

Sweet Thorn

Vachellia karroo
  • Flowering:
    Feb Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow Hedge
    Birds Butterflies

Splendid Thorn

Vachellia robusta

Umbrella Thorn

Vachellia tortilis
  • Flowering:
    Feb Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Bees Birds

Buffalo-thorn

Ziziphus mucronata
  • Flowering:
    Feb Dec
    Sun
    Easy to grow
    Bees Butterflies

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