| Botanical name | Searsia lancea |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.  Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage.  Low Watering Low Watering – Requires Little Water.  Low Maintenance Low Maintenance – Requires little maintenance.  Indigenous Indigenous – Originates in South Africa. |
| Size | |
| Categories | |
| Flowers | January February Tiny yellow green coloured flowers are produced in late summer. |
| Common name(s) | Karree Tree |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | Dark green coloured above and paler coloured beneath producing 3 lance shaped leaflets witch can sometimes be toothed. |
| Uses in landscape design | Works well as a skeleton tree, to add some shape to the garden and provides shade right through the year. |
| Drought tolerance | High |
| Fruit | This tree has glossy brown edible berry-like fruits with black seeds and a paper-like coating. |
| Soil conditions | Ph: 4,5,6,7Tolerates a variety of soil types |
| Growth rate | Moderately Fast |
| Uses | This tree is well known for its use as a street tree as well as in parking lots, estates and parks. |
| Wildlife attractions | birds |
| Interesting planting ideas | These trees create a nice forest effect if more than one are planted together. |
| Interesting info | Previously part of the Rhus genus, but now reclassified as Searsia. |
| Propagation | Easily grown from seed sown in a well drained medium. Mix 1part river sand 1part bark chips and a little bit of liming agent for a dynamite growing medium. |
| Possible problems | If not pruned correctly from young these trees may take on a unattractive shape as they age. |
| Other languages | Kareeboom (A)Â Inhlokoshiyane (Z) Umhlakotshane (X) Mokalabata (NS) |
Searsia lancea (Karree Tree)
- Botanical name: Searsia lancea
- Common name(s): Karree Tree
- Categories: Trees
Plant description:
A lovely dense, dark green shade tree bearing small, brown-yellow edible berries in summer and autumn. It is drought tolerant and moderately fast growing. Previously part of the Rhus genus, but now reclassified as Searsia.
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Synonym: –
Botanical Pronunciation: SEER-zee-a lan-see-uh
Searsia lancea requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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January February Tiny yellow green coloured flowers are produced in late summer. 
Dark green coloured above and paler coloured beneath producing 3 lance shaped leaflets witch can sometimes be toothed.
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