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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