Diospyros lycioides subsp.guerkei

Family: Ebenaceae (Ebony family)

Common names: Bushvel bluebush (E); umbulwa (Z); Bosveldbloubos (A); motloumana (NS);

Native to: Southern Africa

Shrub, Tree

A small decidous tree with drooping branches.

Diospyros lycioides subsp.guerkei

DECIDUOUS

FULL SUN

FROST HARDY

MEDIUM WATER REQUIREMENTS

FAST GROWER

ATTRACTS BIRDS

ATTRACTS INSECTS

FLOWER COLOUR:

AVERAGE SIZE:

3m x 5m

FLOWERING TIME:

J F M A M J J A S O N D

FRUITING TIME:

J F M A M J J A S O N D

DESCRIPTION

A small, deciduous tree with a rounded crown of drooping branches. The tree has a tendency to form multiple stems from the base which gives a more dense branch network.

Male and female flowers are borne on separate trees. The pendulous cream-coloured flowers have upturned lobes and are borne in dense clusters.

The fruit is a rounded and fleshy red with minute hairs. From a distance, they look like cherry tomatoes.

NATURAL HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION

Bushveld

WILDLIFE & ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS

The flowers are visited by numerous insects and the fruit attracts many bird species.

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