Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Data sources
By Abu Shawka (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/1_Kiggelaria_africana_tree_-_Cape_Town.jpg)

Wild Peach

Kiggelaria africana

Animal-friendly

Supports birds Supports birds
Supports butterflies Supports butterflies
Supports bees Supports bees

Tolerances & suitability

Drought-resistant Drought-resistant

Growth features

Easy to grow Easy to grow
Hedge

Social features

Useful Useful
Medicinal Medicinal
Attractive Attractive

Habitats

Near water Near water
Rocky habitat Rocky habitat

Aspect

Shade Shade
Sun Sun
Semi-shade Semi-shade

Plant types

Tree Tree

Succession

Pioneer species Pioneer species

Soils

Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy

Flowering

  • cream
  • green
  • yellow
Sep Oct Nov Dec

Sunny spot preferred; Forest, Fynbos, Renosterveld. Size: Medium

Propagation by seed

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.

Propagation by cutting

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.

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