General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 10 - 25 feet or more
Plant Spread: 10 - 20 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other: Small green berries, maturing yellowish to brown.
Fruiting Time: Late winter or early spring
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Greenish-yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Shade Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • African Sumac
  • Willow Rhus
  • Karee
  • Bastard Willow
  • Karroo-Tree
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Searsia lancea
  • Synonym: Rhus lancea

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