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Flower Colour
Fruit Colour
Cape Beech / Kaapse boekenhout
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Evergreen | Indigenous | Average Growing Speed | Good Coastal Tolerance | Good Wind Tolerance
An elegant tree that will continue to delight throughout the seasons. The dark leaves have a purplish cast to them which is reiterated in the attractive violet fruits. The fruit is consumed by birds, baboons, vervet monkeys, and bushpig. The small flowers appear in winter and attract insects and bees. The tree forms a dense canopy and is suitable for screening. It has has a good coastal and wind tolerance making it an excellent choice along our coastal areas in the Cape regions.
Attracts Birds: Fruit
Flowering Season: Winter
Showy Feature: Fruit
Miscellaneous Characteristics: The wood is very hard and is used for furniture and violin making as it is very similar to the European Beech.
Wind Break
Hedge
Minimal Waste
Plant Indoors Pot
Ornamental