Botanical name | Sclerocarya birrea |
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Plant Care | Deciduous Deciduous – Sheds Its Leaves Annually Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. Frost Sensitive Frost Sensitive – Will Get Damaged and Possibly Killed During Periods of Frost. Low Watering Low Watering – Requires Little Water. Low Maintenance Low Maintenance – Requires little maintenance. Indigenous Indigenous – Originates in South Africa. |
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Common name(s) | Marula |
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Drought tolerance | High |
Fruit | In the wild, the edible fruit is renowned for getting elephants ‘drunk’. |
Interesting info | This tree is a member of the mango family. |
Propagation | This is one of the easier indigenous trees to propagate, which is by seed only. |
Possible problems | This tree is extremely tender. |
Sclerocarya birrea (Marula)
- Botanical name: Sclerocarya birrea
- Common name(s): Marula
- Categories: Trees
Plant description:
A member of the mango family, with a lovely spreading, but rounded, crown. This is one of the easier indigenous trees to propagate, although it is slow growing. It is drought resistant, but extremely tender. In the wild, the edible fruit is renowned for getting elephants ‘drunk’.
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Sclerocarya birrea requirements and features
info on these iconsModerate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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