Tree & Fynbos species

 

LIST OF TREES:  LAAIPLAAS, TIER SE NEK KLOOF

  • Aisophila capensis  -   Bosboomvaring  -   Forest tree fern [ferns that grow more than two metres tall, something to behold]
  • Podocarpus latifolius  -    Opregte geelhout  -    Real Yellow wood
  • Widdringtonia nodiflora  -   Bergsipres  -  Mountain Cedar
  • Leucadendron eucalyptifolium  -  Grootgeelbos   -  Gum leaved cone bush
  • Protea nerifolia  -   Blousuikerbos  -  Blue sugar bush
  • Cunonia capensis  -   Rooiels  -  Red alder
  • Podalyria calyptrate  -  Water keurtjie  -   Water blossom pea [beautifull pink pea like flowers – a show off when in bloom]
  • Psoralea pinnata var pinnata  -   Fonteinbos  -  Fountain bush
  • Searsia tomentosa [previously Rhus]  -  Korentebos  -   Currant crowberry
  • Ilex mitis  -  Without -   Cape holly [the Afrikaans folk name is indicative of the white bark while the English common name correctly describes the family]
  • Maytenus acuminate  -    Sybas  -   Silky bark [a small tree with leaves that if gently broken will leave the broken half dangling by numerous silken threads]
  • Gymnosporia buxifolia  -  Gewone pendoring  -   Common spike thorn [beware thorns that are white long and sharp]
  • Maytenus oleoides  -   Klipkershout   -  Rock candle wood
  • Dodonaea viscosa angustifolea  -    Smalblaar sandolien  -   Narrow leaved sandolive
  • Noltea Africana  -   Seepblinkblaar  -   Soap glossyleaf
  • Grewia occidentalis var occidentalis  -   Kruisbessie  -   Cross berry [a lovely pink flower with the berries four to a capsule in the form of a cross]
  • Kiggelaria Africana  -   Wildeperske  -   Wild peach
  • Curtissa dentata  -   Assegaai  -   Assegai tree [so named as the indigenous people favoured the straight young shoots as assegai or spear handles]
  • Rapanea melanophloeos  -   Kaapse boekenhout  -   Cape Beech [the red wood is used to make violins and furniture]
  • Diospyros glabra  -   Fynbos sterappel  -   Fynbos star apple
  • Olea europeana var afra  -   Olienhout  -   Wild olive [wood is very hard, long lived,  heavy and has a beutifull white with black marking colour]
  • Buddleja saligna  -   Witolienhout  -   Olive sagewood [wood is close grained , white and often used for tools if sufficient can be found]
  • Halleria Lucida  -  Notsung-  Tree fuchsia [The ideal tree for a garden where nectar loving birds visit]
  • Freylinia lanceolate  -   Heuningklokkies  -   Honey bells [a beautifull show with the white heath like flowers when in bloom]
  • Brachyleana nerifolia  -  Watervaalbos  -   Water silver oak
  • Chrysanthemoides monilifera  -   Bietou  -   Bush tickberry [a tree which turns yellow with blossoms and which the birds and children will visit when the edible berries are ripe]