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 TREE OF THE YEAR: Syzygium cordatum Water berry, Waterbessie 

Tree of the year 2012

 

Year Tree Tree
2000 Peltophorum africanum African wattle, Huilboom Salix mucronata Safsaf willow, Kaapse wilger
2001 Loxostylis alata Tarwood, Teerhout Ptaeroxylon obliquum Sneezewood, Nieshout
2002 Pittosporum viridiflorum Cheesewood, Kasuur Alberta magna Natal flame bush, Breekhout
2003 Rhus chirendensis Red currant, Bostaaibos Pterocarpus angolensis Wild teak, Kiaat
2004 Kirkia acuminata and K. wilmsii White seringa, Mountain seringa, Witsering, Bergsering Combretum bracteosum Hiccup nut, Hikklimop
2005    
Schefflera umbellifera False cabbage tree, Basterkiepersol Adansonia digitata Baobab, Kremetart
2006 Burchellia bubalina Wild pomegranate, Wildegranaat Raphia australis Kosi palm, Kosipalm
2007 Rhus pyroides Common wild currant, Gewone Taaibos Pavetta schumanniana Poison Bride's Bush Gifbruidbos
2008 Harpephyllum caffrum Wild plum, Wildeprui

Diospyros whyteana Bladder -nut, Swartbas

Markhamia zanzibarica Bell bean tree,
Klokkies-boontjieboom

2009 Acacia galpinii Money thorn, Apiesdoring

Halleria lucida Tree fuchsia, Notsung

Pterocarpus rotundifolius Round-leaved Teak, Dopperkiaat

2010 Acacia xanthophloea Fever tree, Koorsboom

Rothmania capensis Cape gardenia, Kaapse Katjiepiering
Rothmannia globosa Bell gardenia, Klokkies-Katjiepiering

Cladostemon kirkii Tonga-kerrie, Tongakierie

2011

Pappea capensis Jacket-plum, Doppruim

 

Genus Pavetta Bride's Bushes, Bruidsbome

Nuxia congesta Common Wild Elder, Gewone wildevlier

2012 Syzygium cordatum Water berry, Waterbessie

Protorhus longifolia Red Beech, Rooiboekenhout

Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Black Mangrove, Swart-wortelboom

2013 Virgilia oroboides Blossom tree, Keurboom

Grewia occidentalis Cross-berry, Kruisbessie

Barringtonia racemosa Powder-puff Tree, Poeierkwas-boom

2014 Genus Heteropyxis Lavender trees, Laventelbome Vepris lanceolata White ironwood, Witysterhout
2015 Combretum krausii Forest bushwilow, Bosvaderlandswilg Heteromorpha arborescens Parsley tree, Wildepieterseliebos
2016 Ficus thonningii Common wild fig, Gewone wildevy Maerua cafra Common bush-cherry, Gewone witbos
Maerua angolensis Bead-bean tree, Knoppiesboontjieboom
2017 Ziziphus mucronata Hairy buffalo-thorn, Harige blinkblaar wag-n-bietjie Euclea pseudebenus Ebony tree, Ebbeboom
2018

Genus Podocarpus Yellowwoods, Geelhoutbome
P. elongatus, P. falcatus, P. henkelii, P. latifolius

Boscia albitrunca Shepherd's tree, Witgat
2019 Sclerocarya birrea Marula Maroela Philenoptera violacea Apple-leaf, Appelblaar
2020 Ekebergia capensis Cape ash, Essenhout Adansonia digitata Baobab,Kremetart