Trees
Camel Thorn; Acaia erioloba
The Camel Thorn tree ranges from a shrub (about 2 metres in height) to a tree (about 16 metres in height), and occurs in dry woodland and arid stony or sandy areas. Its bark is grey to blackish brown and its leaves needle in form with veins. The flowers are bright golden yellow balls and are borne between July and September. Its fruit is thickened and densely covered with creamy grey hairs. Its thorns are among the most vicious of all the Acacia species. Its wood is dense and hard, which makes it good for fire.
Brandy Bush or Velvet raisin; Grewia flava
The Brandy Bush is a compact shrub or small tree (about 4m in height), and occurs in deciduous woodland, bushveld and on Kalahari sand. Its bark is dark grey-brown with branchlets being greyish or greyish brown. The leaves are held upright and are elliptic or oblanceolate, which is veined at the base. Its flowers are yellow (about 1.5 centimetres in diameter), and are borne between October and March. The fruit is round and is red-brown in colour, which are borne between December and April. The bark provides fibres, which is used to make baskets.
Marula tree; Scelerocarya birrea
The Marula tree is a medium-sized tree (about 7 to 17 metres in height, and occur open woodlands and bush. Its bark is grey and rough, with flaking patches at certain patches. The leaves are spirally and are crowded near the ends of the branches. Its flowers are red and yellow (about 3 cm in length), and is borne during September and November. The fruits are a fleshy drupe that is smooth and round (about 3.5 centimetres in diameter), which is yellow in colour and is borne between February and June. These indigenous trees have high conservation value since game feed on its flowers.
The Camel Thorn tree ranges from a shrub (about 2 metres in height) to a tree (about 16 metres in height), and occurs in dry woodland and arid stony or sandy areas. Its bark is grey to blackish brown and its leaves needle in form with veins. The flowers are bright golden yellow balls and are borne between July and September. Its fruit is thickened and densely covered with creamy grey hairs. Its thorns are among the most vicious of all the Acacia species. Its wood is dense and hard, which makes it good for fire.
Brandy Bush or Velvet raisin; Grewia flava
The Brandy Bush is a compact shrub or small tree (about 4m in height), and occurs in deciduous woodland, bushveld and on Kalahari sand. Its bark is dark grey-brown with branchlets being greyish or greyish brown. The leaves are held upright and are elliptic or oblanceolate, which is veined at the base. Its flowers are yellow (about 1.5 centimetres in diameter), and are borne between October and March. The fruit is round and is red-brown in colour, which are borne between December and April. The bark provides fibres, which is used to make baskets.
Marula tree; Scelerocarya birrea
The Marula tree is a medium-sized tree (about 7 to 17 metres in height, and occur open woodlands and bush. Its bark is grey and rough, with flaking patches at certain patches. The leaves are spirally and are crowded near the ends of the branches. Its flowers are red and yellow (about 3 cm in length), and is borne during September and November. The fruits are a fleshy drupe that is smooth and round (about 3.5 centimetres in diameter), which is yellow in colour and is borne between February and June. These indigenous trees have high conservation value since game feed on its flowers.