Beautiful Five Trees/Shrubs - Flora that pulls at your heart, reminds you how blessed we are to have it around.
Your top list, share it here (Hope Gumps come by here).
* Baobab
* Aloe dichotoma, commonly known as the quiver tree (English) or kokerboom (Afrikaans)
* Umbrella thorn (Acacia tortillis)
* Leadwood (Combretum imberbe)
* Outeniqua Yellowwood trees (those that our "custodians" are harvesting for monetary value).
Beautiful Five Trees/Shrubs
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- Flutterby
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Re: Beautiful Five Trees/Shrubs
I'm not very clued up on trees but these are my favourites:
Wild Fig
Fever Tree
Baobab
Umbrella Thorn
Wild Fig
Fever Tree
Baobab
Umbrella Thorn
Re: Beautiful Five Trees/Shrubs
My favourites are Baobab, Quiver tree, Sausage tree, Coral tree, Shepherd's tree.
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Re: Beautiful Five Trees/Shrubs
This is a difficult one Poplap, depends on the time of year,and place.
Baobab, without its leaves in winter.
Fever trees, catching the afternoon sun.
Tall Lala palms, growing on islands in the swamps.
Jackalberries, offering shade alongside rivers.
Old Nyala trees, to picnic under at Pafuri.
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Baobab, without its leaves in winter.
Fever trees, catching the afternoon sun.
Tall Lala palms, growing on islands in the swamps.
Jackalberries, offering shade alongside rivers.
Old Nyala trees, to picnic under at Pafuri.
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Re: Beautiful Five Trees/Shrubs
Those are my favourite ones:
Baobab
Umbrella Thorn Acacia
Quiver tree
Flamboyant tree
Baobab
Umbrella Thorn Acacia
Quiver tree
Flamboyant tree
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Re: Beautiful Five Trees/Shrubs
Fever Tree
Coral tree
Umbrella Thorn
Baobab
Wildfig
Love the big old ones
Coral tree
Umbrella Thorn
Baobab
Wildfig
Love the big old ones
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Re: Beautiful Five Trees/Shrubs
My favorite 5 Kruger Trees are :
- Leadwood
- Knobthorn
- Baobab
- Mopani
and this one the Sjambok Pod/Sjambokpeul (Cassia abbreviata) . The bright yellow flowers bloom for 2 weeks in late August and add huge colour to drab winter foliage in Kruger at that time of the year. Kudu cant resist a good meal
- Leadwood
- Knobthorn
- Baobab
- Mopani
and this one the Sjambok Pod/Sjambokpeul (Cassia abbreviata) . The bright yellow flowers bloom for 2 weeks in late August and add huge colour to drab winter foliage in Kruger at that time of the year. Kudu cant resist a good meal
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Re: Beautiful Five Trees/Shrubs
Different angle. Very interesting
Next trip to the bush??
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