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At Green-a-Planet we sell the following trees. Contact Brett (082 419 9055) or Mathew (072 574 9498).

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Acacia GalpiniiAcacia Karroo
Acacia GalpiniThis is a large tree with luxuriant, light green foliage, making it ideal for a big garden, avenue or a park. It is also valued by farmers.Acacia KarooThis is one of South Africa's most beautiful and useful trees. It is integrally part of our country's history having been used for everything from raft-making to sewing needles and fencing for the houses of the royal Zulu women.
Celtis africanaCombretum Erythrophyllum
Celtis AfricanaThis beautiful deciduous tree grows up to 25 m tall in a forest habitat, but in a garden it can be treated as a medium-sized tree, expected to reach a height of up to 12 m.Combretum ErythrophyllumOne of the winged wonders belonging to the bushwillow family, this medium-sized tree is a fast grower, producing creamy flowers and beautiful 4-winged seeds of a greenish brown colour when young and drying to a honey-brown.
Combretum KrausiiCussonia Spicata
Combretum KrausiiHandsome, quick growing and reasonably cold resistant, this tree is recommended for shady areas in gardens with a mild to warm climate.Cussonia SpicataThe cabbage-tree is a strikingly beautiful garden tree which is widely cultivated both locally and abroad for its striking evergreen foliage.
Diospyros LycioidesKiggelaria africana
Diospyros LycioidesThis exciting shrub or small tree is a very tough plant which grows well country-wide. Its most attractive features are its smooth bark, blue-green leaves, fragrant flowers and colourful fruits that attract many birds and insects.Kiggelaria africanaWell-shaped and reasonably robust, the low-branching, wild peach has smooth, pale grey bark that becomes rough with age. The variable leaves of this evergreen tree may resemble those of the peach.
Olea AfricanaRhamnus Prinoides
Olea AfricanaFrost-, drought- and wind-resistant, the wild olive has beautiful wood for furniture, and is regarded as a small-fruited subspecies of the commercial olive.Rhamnus PrinoidesThis African dogwood is a very attractive dense shrub or a small tree that grows up to 4,5 m high. The leaves are light green when young and very dark and shiny when mature.
Searsia (Rhus) ChirindensisSearsia (Rhus) lancea
Rhus ChirindensisThe red currant, Rhus chirindensis, is an attractive, African tree with lovely reddish autumn foliage. It is common throughout the eastern part of South Africa and is often grown in gardens.Rhus lanceaThe karee is a small to medium sized evergreen tree that usually grows to a height of 7 m and a width of 7 m but can be larger depending on environmental factors.
Vangueria InfaustaZiziphus Mucronata
Vangueria InfaustaThis species is one of South Africa's more popular veld fruits, and can be enjoyed while walking. This lovely little tree is considered to possess evil powers and not even the wood should be used for making fire.Ziziphus MucronataZiziphus mucronata is a small to medium-sized tree, 3–10(–20) m high; with a spreading canopy. The main stem is green and hairy when young; year old branches often zigzag; the bark is reddish brown or roughly mottled grey, cracked into small rectangular blocks, revealing a red and stringy under-surface. Young stems are reddish brown.