I was wondering if you would be able to help me identify what type of tree this is.

I have seen them before with a single stem/trunk but all four of ours are multi-stemmed. At this time of year (on the Highveld) they become heavily laden with blooms, and sometimes the boughs bend right down to the ground and occasionally break off.

I would also like to know if it is possible to grow more of these trees from cuttings, and if so how is it done.

Thank you.

John

Weet iemand dalk watter boom is hierdie?

Please call Lauren on 083 412 8006 or 021 461 9265 for more details, photographs or to arrange to speak with various people at the event. Also, please see the press release attached and below for further information about the importance of this day.

Why Manenberg?

Manenberg is an under-greened and under-privileged area on the Cape Flats that has a high crime, gangsterism and drug abuse. Despite these issues, Manenberg is a community of possibility. Organisations, community members, schools, learners and teachers have come together in Manenberg to improve their areas, take pride in their community and celebrate the incredible possibility that exists. Proudly Manenberg is an organisation doing amazing work in the area. Their vision is to build a vibrant, proud and dignified Manenberg through creating opportunities.

Day of 1000 Trees – 24 September 2011 (Heritage day) Help Greenpop raise 1000 trees by 24 September for Heritage Day. We’ll be planting 1000 trees in 1 day in Manenberg with community members, teachers, school children, police and volunteers. Give a tree and WIN!!!

When you gift a tree for Day of 1000 Trees, you stand in line to win a 2-night stay for 2 people at Umlani Bushcamp in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga to the value of R11 980 all inclusive (meals, game drives, game walks).

We’ve done it before. Help us do it again by giving trees HERE.

Thanks!

Greenpop

Jacket-plum or bushveld cherry tree (Pappea capensis).

Bride’s bush (Pavetta spp.)

Common wild elder (Nuxia congesta)

For more details on these plants, download the SANBI poster here.

source

• One hectare of Pappea capensis trees can produce approximately 1560 litres of biodiesel per annum, estimate value: R10,000/ha.
• Leaves of Pappea capensis are browsed by game, birds, livestock and butterflies and there are numerous medicinal uses for the roots, bark and leaves.
• Fruit from the Pappea capensis is fit for human consumption, particularly for jam, jelly and vinegar production.
• Seeds of the Pappea capensis fruit produce a high-quality bio-oil.
• The nutritious seedcake by-product of the biodiesel production is a high-protein animal feed.
• Pappea capensis is indigenous to South Africa, reduces soil erosion by its strong rooting process and is drought resistant

Apparently it will also be one of SANBI‘s 2011 Trees of the Year.

I was hoping you could assist me please. I am looking at growing lime trees for produce in Cape Town.

Do you have any idea if:

a) It is feasible to grow them in Cape Town?

b) What sort of conditions are needed to grow them?

c) What areas in Cape Town would be suitable?

d) What type of Lime Tree to plant?

I would very much appreciate any information you could give me.

Many thanks,

Fern

This Sunday 17 July, volunteers with green fingers are expected to gather at 11:00 a.m. at Rocklands Primary School in Mitchell’s Plain to plant a variety of indigenous and fruit trees in celebration of Mandela Day, which is the following day.

For 67 minutes, these volunteers will plant much-needed trees, symbolically paying tribute to the 67 years that Madiba spent working towards making South Africa a better place. The aim is to try plant 93 trees or more in this time – one for each year of Nelson Mandela’s inspiring life.

More details here. If you’d like to come along and join this celebration, please contact Misha on 076 848 7514 or email misha@greenpop.org