Knysna - Locally Indigenous Trees Suitable for Gardens

We have not listed Milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme) and Yellowwood (Afrocarpus falcatus and Podocapus latifolius) as these are protected trees and will need permission to be pruned or removed.

All 26

Shiny-leaf ¹
Rhamnus prinoides

Witstinkhout ²
Celtis africana

Bladder Nut ³
Diospyros whyteana

Assegai tree ⁴
Curtisia dentata

Gonioma kamassi ⁵

Rothmannia capensis ⁶

Burchellia bubalina ⁷

Afrocanthium mundianum ⁴

Elaeodendron croceum ⁵

Cassine peragua ¹

Candlewood ⁸
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus

Coastal Camphor Bush ⁴
Tarchonanthus littoralis

Red Currantrhus ¹
Searsia chirindensis

Glossy Currantrhus ⁹
Searsia lucida

white-ironwood ¹⁰
Vepris lanceolata

Clausena anisata ¹¹

Cape Chestnut ¹²
Calodendrum capense

Ekebergia capensis ¹³

Chionanthus foveolatus ⁴

Olea europaea africana ¹⁴
Olea europaea cuspidata

Forest Elder ¹⁵
Nuxia floribunda

African honeysuckle ¹⁶
Halleria lucida

Cheesewood ¹⁷
Pittosporum viridiflorum

Wild Peach ¹⁸
Kiggelaria africana

Small-leaved plane ¹⁹
Ochna serrulata

Apodytes dimidiata ²

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Knysna - Locally Indigenous Trees Suitable for Gardens

Shiny-leaf 1 Rhamnus prinoides

Witstinkhout 2 Celtis africana

Bladder Nut 3 Diospyros whyteana

Assegai tree 4 Curtisia dentata

Candlewood 8 Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus

Coastal Camphor Bush 4 Tarchonanthus littoralis

Red Currantrhus 1 Searsia chirindensis

Glossy Currantrhus 9 Searsia lucida

white-ironwood 10 Vepris lanceolata

Cape Chestnut 12 Calodendrum capense

Olea europaea africana 14 Olea europaea cuspidata

Forest Elder 15 Nuxia floribunda

African honeysuckle 16 Halleria lucida

Cheesewood 17 Pittosporum viridiflorum

Wild Peach 18 Kiggelaria africana

Small-leaved plane 19 Ochna serrulata