Address

102 Dunmaglass Road
Glenferness, Midrand

Contact Details

Cell - 082 824 6715
Telkom - 011 465 8857

Opening Hours

Mon - Fri: 8am - 4.30pm
Sat - Sun: 9am - 4.30pm

Mimusops zeyheri

Good near pools.

Plant Type:

General Size: medium

Flowering Time: summer

Flowering Colour: cream

Specifications: attracts mammals | berry fruit eaters | birds | bonsai | container plants | evergreen | fragrant | non aggressive roots | sun

Description

It is potentially a large, evergreen tree with a rounded crown which may reach up to 15 m under ideal, warm, frost free, moist conditions. It can also be a shrub or small tree in its natural range and only reaches its full potential in protected valleys and forest margins where moisture is more available. Small, white, sweetly scented flowers are borne in October to February. Fruits are oval with a pointed tip ripening yellow or orange from April to September. It looks good when planted near pools where there is full sun. An ideal plant for containers and bonsai because it has non aggressive roots. It attracts birds and is the larval host plant for the Boisduval’s False Acraea and the Chief False Acraea butterflies. The timber is used for furniture.