Trees in Bedford

Last Updated: September 2016

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    About Trees in Bedford

    Below is a list of trees that can be found in the Bedford Area.

    The list was compiled by George van der Watt, Bedford’s leading tree man. George and Charlotte farmed at Maasstrom until they retired in 2015.

     

    Latin Name

    English Common Name

    Afrikaans Common Name

    Acacia karroo

    Sweet Thorn

    Soetdoring

    Acokanthera oppositifolia

    Bushman's Poison

    Boesmansgif

    Allophylus decipiens

    Small-leaved False-currant

    Kleinblaarvalstaaibos

    Aloe arborescens

    Krantz Aloe

    Kransaalwyn

    Aloe ferox

    Bitter Aloe

    Bitteraalwyn

    Andrachne ovalis

    False Lightning-bush

    Valsbliksembos

    Apodytes dimidiata

    White Pear

    Witpeer

    Azima tetracantha

    Needle-bush

    Speldedoring

    Brachylaena elliptica

    Bitter-leaf Silver-oak

    Bitterblaar

    Buddleja auriculata

    Weeping Sagewood

    Treursaliehout

    Buddleja saligna

    False Olive

    Witolienhout

    Buddleja salviifolia

    Sagewood

    Saliehout

    Calodendrum capensis

    Cape Chestnut

    Wildekastaiing

    Calpurnia aurea

    Common Calpurnia

    Geelkeur

    Canthium ciliatum

    Hairy Turkey-berry

    Harige Bokdrol

    Canthium inerme

    Common Turkey-berry

    Gewone Bokdrol

    Canthium mundianum

    Rock-alder

    Klipels

    Capparis sepiaria

    Hedge Caper-bush

    Heiningkapperbos

    Carissa bispinosa

    Common Num-num

    Noemnoem

    Carissa haematocarpa

    Karoo Num-num

    Karoo-noemnoem

    Cassinopsis ilicifolia

    Lemon-thorn

    Lemoentjiedoring

    Celtis africana

    White-stinkwood

    Witstinkhout

    Chaetacme aristata

    Thorny Elm

    Doringolm

    Chionanthus foveolatus

    Pock-ironwood

    Pokysterhout

    Chrysanthemoides monilifera

    Bushtick-berry

    Bietou

    Clausena anisata

    Perdepis

    Perdepis

    Cliffortia sp

     

     

    Coddia rudis

    Small Bone-apple

    Kleinbeenappel

    Combretum caffrum

    Cape Bushwillow

    Kaapse Vaderlandswilg

    Curtisia dentata

    Assegai

    Assegaai

    Cussonia paniculata

    Mountain Cabbage-tree

    Bergkiepersol

    Cussonia spicata

    Cabbage-tre

    Kiepersol

    Cyathea capensis

    Forest Tree Fern

    Bosboomvaring

    Diopyros whyteana

    Bladder-nut

    Swartbas

    Diospyros dicrophylla

    Poison Star-apple

    Gifsterappel

    Diospyros lycioides

    Bluebush Star-apple

    Bloubos

    Dovyalis caffra

    Kei-apple

    Kei-appel

    Dovyalis zeyherii

    Apricot Sourberry

    Appelkoossuurbessie

    Ehretia rigida

    Puzzle-bush

    Deurmekaarbos

    Ekebergia capensis

    Cape Ash

    Essenhout

    Elaeodendron croceum

    Forest Saffron

    Bossaffraan

    Elaeodendron zeyheri

    Small-leaved Saffron

    Kleinblaarsaffraan

    Erica caffra

    Water Tree Erica

    Waterboomheide

    Euclea crispa

    Blue Guarri

    Bloughwarrie

    Euclea schimperi

    Glossy Guarri

    Blinkblaarghwarrie

    Euclea undulata

    Small-leaved Guarri

    Kleinblaarghwarrie

    Euphorbia triangularis

    River Euphobia

    Riviernaboom

    Grewia occidentalis

    Cross-berry

    Kruisbessie

    Gymnosporia buxifolia

    Common spikethorn

    Gewone Pendoring

    Halleria lucida

    Tree-fuchsia

    Notsung

    Heteromorpha arborescens

    Parsley-tree

    Wildepietersieliebos

    Hippobromus pauciflorus

    False-perdepis

    Valsperdepis

    Ilex mitis

    African holly

    Without

    Kiggelaria africana

    Wild-peach

    Wildeperske

    Lauridia tetragona

    Climbing Saffron

    Ranksaffraan

    Leucosidea sericea

    Oldwood

    Ouhout

    Maytenus acuminata

    Silky-bark

    Sybas

    Maytenus undata

    Koko-tree

    Kokoboom

    Myrsine africana

    Cape-myrtle

    Myrting

    Mystroxylon aethiopicum

    Kooboo-berry

    Koeboebessie

    Ochna serrulata

    Carnival Ochna

    Fynblaarrooihout

    Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa

    Ironwood

    Ysterhout

    Olea europaea subsp. africana

    African Olive

    Olienhout

    Osyris compressa

    Coastal Tannin-bush

    Kuslooibas

    Pappea capensis

    Jacket-plum

    Doppruim

    Pavetta lanceolata

    Weeping Brides-bush

    Treurbruidsbos

    Pittosporum viridiflorum

    Cheeswood

    Kaasuur

    Podocarpus falcatus

    Small-leaved Yellowwood

    Outeniqua-geelhout

    Podocarpus latifolius

    Broad-leaved Yellowwood

    Opregte-geelhout

    Polygala myrtifolia

    September-bush

    Septemberbossie

    Psydrax obovata

    Quar

    Kwar

    Ptaeroxylon obliquum

    Sneezewood

    nieshout

    Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus

    Candlewood

    Kershout

    Rapanea melanophloeos

    Cape-beech

    Kaapse Boekenhout

    Rhamnus prinoides

    Shiny-leaf

    Blinkblaar

    Rhigozum obovatum

    Three-leaved Rhigozum

    Geelberggranaat

    Rhoicissus digitata

    Baboon Grape

    Bobbejaandruif

    Rhoicissus tridentata

    Bushman's Grape

    Boesmansdruif

    Rhus chirindensis

    Red Currant

    Bostaaibos

    Rhus gueinzii

    Thorny Karee

    Doringkaree

    Rhus pyroides

    Common Currant

    Gewone Taaibos

    Rhus tomentosa

    Bicoloured Currant

    Koentetaaibos

    Schotia afra

    Karoo Boerbean

    Karoo-boerboon

    Schotia latifolia

    Bush Boer-bean

    Bosboerboon

    Scolopia mundii

    Red-pear

    Rooipeer

    Scolopia zeyheri

    Thorn-pear

    Doringpeer

    Scutia myrtina

    Cat Thorn

    Katdoring

    Sideroxylon inerme

    White Milkwood

    Witmelkhout

    Trichocladus crinitus

    Black Witch-hazel

    Onder bos/ Swarthaselaar

    Trimeria grandifolia

    Wild-mulberry

    Wildemoerbei

    Trimeria trinervis

    Small-leaved Wild-mulberry

    Fynblaarwildemoerbei

    Vepris lanceolata

    White Ironwood

    Witysterhout

    Xymalos monospora

    Lemonwood

    Lemoenhout

    Zanthoxylum capense

    Small Knobwood

    Kleinperdepram

    Ziziphus mucronata

    Buffalo Thorn

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