10 Marula Tree Seeds ~ Sclerocarya birrea ssp caffra Seeds - Indigenous Fruit

Sclerocarya birrea ssp. caffra is a medium to large tree, usually 9 m tall, but trees up to 18 m have been recorded; it is single stemmed with a dense, spreading crown and deciduous foliage; the bark is grey and usually peels off in flat, round disks, exposing the underlying light yellow tissue; young twigs are thick and digitaliform with spirally arranged composite leaves at their ends; it has a thick, relatively short taproot reaching depths of 2.4 m.

Archaeological evidence indicates that the fruit of the S. birrea ssp. caffra tree was known and consumed by humans in Africa in 10 000-9000 BC.

All parts of the fruit of S. birrea ssp. caffra are edible. The tree is a host to the edible mopane caterpillar.

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