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Searsia pentherii

by Johan Wentzel

Searsia pentherii
Common Name
Common Crowberry
Plant Type
Tree
Searsia pentherii is a hardy, small decorative tree with dark brown bark and olive-green leaves. Ideal tree for a small garden in sun or semi-shade and a good addition to a bird garden.
Plant Description

Searsia pentherii is a hardy, small decorative tree with dark brown bark and olive-green leaves. The inconspicuous flowers are borne from August to March and are followed by masses of shiny, light brown fruit from September to April .

Searsia pentherii is an ideal tree for a small garden grown in sun or semi-shade and is a good addition to a bird garden.

Afrikaanse Naam
Gewone kraaibessie
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Yellow
Shape
Compact
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
3m
Region
Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, Limpopo
Habitat
Forest margin, Rocky outcrops
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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