Ekebergia pterophylla Seeds - Rrock Ash, Rotsessenhout

Ekebergia pterophylla Seeds

This is a tidy, attractive, evergreen shrub/tree, with sweetly scented flowers, bearing berries.

E. pterophylla belongs to the mahogany family. Ekebergia pterophylla naturally occurs in montane and coastal forests, usually amongst rocks on outcrops or in ravines and on forest margins, mainly in KwaZulu-Natal and Pondoland as well as in Swaziland and Gauteng. It does well in gardens throughout South Africa, adjusting well to local climate, temperature and rainfall.

The rock ash can be confused with the tree jasmine, Schrebera alata. However, the leaves of the tree jasmine are arranged opposite not alternate like the rock ash; the tree jasmine's leaves are also hairy, whereas the rock ash has leathery leaves.

It is a good ornamental garden tree with great potential as a bonsai subject.

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