Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

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Bladder-nut

Diospyros whyteana

Animal-friendly

Supports birds Supports birds
Supports bees Supports bees

Growth features

Social features

Useful Useful
Medicinal Medicinal
Edible Edible
Attractive Attractive
Fragrant Fragrant

Aspect

Shade Shade

Plant types

Tree Tree

Flowering

  • cream
  • white
  • yellow
Sep Oct Nov Dec

Diospyros whyteana (also known as the blackbark, bladdernut, swartbas, wild coffee or umTenatane) is a small African tree of the ebony family. Bearing dark green, strikingly glossy leaves and creamy fragrant flowers, it is increasingly cultivated in Southern African gardens as an attractive and strong ornamental tree. It can attain a height of up to 6 m.

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