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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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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Common Poison-bush Acokanthera oppositifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	pink white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Candelabra Aloe Aloe arborescens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	orange red yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub Succulent Tree
Mountain Aloe Aloe marlothii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Gauteng	orange red Jun Jul Aug Shrub Succulent Tree
Mountain Silver-oak Brachylaena rotundata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Drought-resistant Hedge Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream yellow Sep Oct Nov Tree
False Olive Buddleja saligna	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Sagewood Buddleja salvifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Cape Chestnut Calodendrum capense	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	pink Dec Tree
Velvet Rock-alder Canthium gilfillanii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Rock Alder Canthium mundianum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Num-num Carissa bispinosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	pink white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Shrub Tree
White Stinkwood Celtis africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green Sep Oct Nov Tree
River Bushwillow Combretum erythrophyllum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Velvet Bushwillow Combretum molle	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Gauteng	Tree
Southern Cabbagetree Cussonia paniculata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green Feb Tree
Pompom Tree Dais cotinifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Easy to grow Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	pink Dec Shrub Tree
Small-leaf Sicklebush Dichrostachys cinerea africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	pink yellow Tree
Transvaal Bluebush Diospyros lycioides guerkei	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	cream white Tree
Bluebush Diospyros lycioides lycioides	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Bladder Nut Diospyros whyteana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Good garden plant Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
South African Wild Pear Dombeya rotundifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Wild Apricot Dovyalis zeyheri	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Edible Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	green Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Puzzle Bush Ehretia rigida	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Drought-resistant Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Soil: sandy Gauteng	blue mauve/lilac white Sep Oct Nov Shrub Tree
Broadpod Elephantroot Elephantorrhiza burkei	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream white Dec Shrub Tree
Stamvrug Englerophytum magalismontanum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Attractive Edible Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	brown cream white Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Tree
Blue Gwarrie Euclea crispa crispa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Gauteng	white Tree
Red-leaved Fig Ficus ingens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	Dec Tree
Snowberrytree Flueggea virosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Hedge Edible Medicinal Gauteng	cream green Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Crossberry Grewia occidentalis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	pale purple pink purple yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Scrambler Shrub Tree
Common Spikethorn Gymnosporia buxifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green white Dec Shrub Tree
African Honeysuckle Halleria lucida	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Sunbirds Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	orange red yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Common Parsleytree Heteromorpha trifoliata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	Tree
Wild Peach Kiggelaria africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Ouhout Leucosidea sericea	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Easy to grow Hedge Medicinal Soil: clay Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Sep Oct Nov Tree
Bush Maerua Maerua afra	Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Koko Tree Maytenus undata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Gauteng	cream yellow Dec Shrub Tree
Cork Bush Mundulea sericea	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Hedge Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	mauve/lilac purple Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
African Boxwood Myrsine africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Birds Hedge Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream pink Sep Oct Nov Shrub Tree
Kooboo-berry Mystroxylon aethiopicum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Brittlewood Nuxia congesta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Easy to grow Fragrant Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream white Shrub Tree
African Wild Olive Olea europaea africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Good garden plant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Mountain Hardpear Olinia emarginata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: sandy Gauteng	pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Common Hook-thorn Acacia Senegalia afra	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	Tree
Flame Thorn Senegalia ataxacantha	Witwatersrand	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream Feb Mar Apr May Shrub Tree
Sweet Thorn Vachellia karroo	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Feb Dec Tree
Splendid Thorn Vachellia robusta	Witwatersrand	Gauteng	Tree
Umbrella Thorn Vachellia tortilis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream Feb Dec Tree
Buffalo-thorn Ziziphus mucronata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Feb Dec Tree

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