Kiggelaria africana
Scientific name
Sunny spot preferred; Forest, Fynbos, Renosterveld. Size: MediumPropagate it from seed or cuttings-set out young plants when 30 cm tall to prevent them from becoming pot bound. With good conditions, young plants grow fast and flower when two years old. It makes an excellent screen, forms an effective windbreak, or develops into a large and wide-spreading shade tree (11 m high x 13 m wide) with a non-aggressive root system. It has a natural tendency to branch from low down-prune away the lower branches early on if you want a tree shape.
Propagate it from seed or cuttings-set out young plants when 30 cm tall to prevent them from becoming pot bound. With good conditions, young plants grow fast and flower when two years old. It makes an excellent screen, forms an effective windbreak, or develops into a large and wide-spreading shade tree (11 m high x 13 m wide) with a non-aggressive root system. It has a natural tendency to branch from low down-prune away the lower branches early on if you want a tree shape.
| Seedbank | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Arundel Seedbank | 10 |
| Total | 10 |
| Nursery | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 10 |
| Mother Nursery | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
This table below shows how many plants we are trying to obtain for this species.
| Site | Area | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Site #66 | Mowbray | 3 |
| Total | 3 | |
Conservation status: Least Concern
This species was selected because it has various important characteristics.
This is a bird-friendly species
It provides medicinal value
It can be used as a construction material
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
It provides food for:
Honeybees/flies
Kiggelaria africana is indigenous to: Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
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