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.
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Latin Name |
English Common Name |
Afrikaans Common Name |
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Acacia karroo |
Sweet Thorn |
Soetdoring |
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Acokanthera oppositifolia |
Bushman's Poison |
Boesmansgif |
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Allophylus decipiens |
Small-leaved False-currant |
Kleinblaarvalstaaibos |
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Aloe arborescens |
Krantz Aloe |
Kransaalwyn |
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Aloe ferox |
Bitter Aloe |
Bitteraalwyn |
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Andrachne ovalis |
False Lightning-bush |
Valsbliksembos |
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Apodytes dimidiata |
White Pear |
Witpeer |
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Azima tetracantha |
Needle-bush |
Speldedoring |
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Brachylaena elliptica |
Bitter-leaf Silver-oak |
Bitterblaar |
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Buddleja auriculata |
Weeping Sagewood |
Treursaliehout |
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Buddleja saligna |
False Olive |
Witolienhout |
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Buddleja salviifolia |
Sagewood |
Saliehout |
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Calodendrum capensis |
Cape Chestnut |
Wildekastaiing |
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Calpurnia aurea |
Common Calpurnia |
Geelkeur |
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Canthium ciliatum |
Hairy Turkey-berry |
Harige Bokdrol |
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Canthium inerme |
Common Turkey-berry |
Gewone Bokdrol |
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Canthium mundianum |
Rock-alder |
Klipels |
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Capparis sepiaria |
Hedge Caper-bush |
Heiningkapperbos |
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Carissa bispinosa |
Common Num-num |
Noemnoem |
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Carissa haematocarpa |
Karoo Num-num |
Karoo-noemnoem |
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Cassinopsis ilicifolia |
Lemon-thorn |
Lemoentjiedoring |
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Celtis africana |
White-stinkwood |
Witstinkhout |
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Chaetacme aristata |
Thorny Elm |
Doringolm |
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Chionanthus foveolatus |
Pock-ironwood |
Pokysterhout |
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Chrysanthemoides monilifera |
Bushtick-berry |
Bietou |
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Clausena anisata |
Perdepis |
Perdepis |
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Cliffortia sp |
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Coddia rudis |
Small Bone-apple |
Kleinbeenappel |
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Combretum caffrum |
Cape Bushwillow |
Kaapse Vaderlandswilg |
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Curtisia dentata |
Assegai |
Assegaai |
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Cussonia paniculata |
Mountain Cabbage-tree |
Bergkiepersol |
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Cussonia spicata |
Cabbage-tre |
Kiepersol |
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Cyathea capensis |
Forest Tree Fern |
Bosboomvaring |
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Diopyros whyteana |
Bladder-nut |
Swartbas |
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Diospyros dicrophylla |
Poison Star-apple |
Gifsterappel |
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Diospyros lycioides |
Bluebush Star-apple |
Bloubos |
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Dovyalis caffra |
Kei-apple |
Kei-appel |
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Dovyalis zeyherii |
Apricot Sourberry |
Appelkoossuurbessie |
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Ehretia rigida |
Puzzle-bush |
Deurmekaarbos |
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Ekebergia capensis |
Cape Ash |
Essenhout |
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Elaeodendron croceum |
Forest Saffron |
Bossaffraan |
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Elaeodendron zeyheri |
Small-leaved Saffron |
Kleinblaarsaffraan |
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Erica caffra |
Water Tree Erica |
Waterboomheide |
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Euclea crispa |
Blue Guarri |
Bloughwarrie |
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Euclea schimperi |
Glossy Guarri |
Blinkblaarghwarrie |
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Euclea undulata |
Small-leaved Guarri |
Kleinblaarghwarrie |
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Euphorbia triangularis |
River Euphobia |
Riviernaboom |
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Grewia occidentalis |
Cross-berry |
Kruisbessie |
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Gymnosporia buxifolia |
Common spikethorn |
Gewone Pendoring |
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Halleria lucida |
Tree-fuchsia |
Notsung |
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Heteromorpha arborescens |
Parsley-tree |
Wildepietersieliebos |
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Hippobromus pauciflorus |
False-perdepis |
Valsperdepis |
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Ilex mitis |
African holly |
Without |
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Kiggelaria africana |
Wild-peach |
Wildeperske |
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Lauridia tetragona |
Climbing Saffron |
Ranksaffraan |
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Leucosidea sericea |
Oldwood |
Ouhout |
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Maytenus acuminata |
Silky-bark |
Sybas |
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Maytenus undata |
Koko-tree |
Kokoboom |
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Myrsine africana |
Cape-myrtle |
Myrting |
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Mystroxylon aethiopicum |
Kooboo-berry |
Koeboebessie |
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Ochna serrulata |
Carnival Ochna |
Fynblaarrooihout |
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Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa |
Ironwood |
Ysterhout |
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Olea europaea subsp. africana |
African Olive |
Olienhout |
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Osyris compressa |
Coastal Tannin-bush |
Kuslooibas |
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Pappea capensis |
Jacket-plum |
Doppruim |
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Pavetta lanceolata |
Weeping Brides-bush |
Treurbruidsbos |
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Pittosporum viridiflorum |
Cheeswood |
Kaasuur |
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Podocarpus falcatus |
Small-leaved Yellowwood |
Outeniqua-geelhout |
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Podocarpus latifolius |
Broad-leaved Yellowwood |
Opregte-geelhout |
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Polygala myrtifolia |
September-bush |
Septemberbossie |
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Psydrax obovata |
Quar |
Kwar |
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Ptaeroxylon obliquum |
Sneezewood |
nieshout |
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Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus |
Candlewood |
Kershout |
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Rapanea melanophloeos |
Cape-beech |
Kaapse Boekenhout |
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Rhamnus prinoides |
Shiny-leaf |
Blinkblaar |
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Rhigozum obovatum |
Three-leaved Rhigozum |
Geelberggranaat |
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Rhoicissus digitata |
Baboon Grape |
Bobbejaandruif |
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Rhoicissus tridentata |
Bushman's Grape |
Boesmansdruif |
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Rhus chirindensis |
Red Currant |
Bostaaibos |
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Rhus gueinzii |
Thorny Karee |
Doringkaree |
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Rhus pyroides |
Common Currant |
Gewone Taaibos |
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Rhus tomentosa |
Bicoloured Currant |
Koentetaaibos |
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Schotia afra |
Karoo Boerbean |
Karoo-boerboon |
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Schotia latifolia |
Bush Boer-bean |
Bosboerboon |
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Scolopia mundii |
Red-pear |
Rooipeer |
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Scolopia zeyheri |
Thorn-pear |
Doringpeer |
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Scutia myrtina |
Cat Thorn |
Katdoring |
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Sideroxylon inerme |
White Milkwood |
Witmelkhout |
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Trichocladus crinitus |
Black Witch-hazel |
Onder bos/ Swarthaselaar |
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Trimeria grandifolia |
Wild-mulberry |
Wildemoerbei |
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Trimeria trinervis |
Small-leaved Wild-mulberry |
Fynblaarwildemoerbei |
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Vepris lanceolata |
White Ironwood |
Witysterhout |
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Xymalos monospora |
Lemonwood |
Lemoenhout |
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Zanthoxylum capense |
Small Knobwood |
Kleinperdepram |
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Ziziphus mucronata |
Buffalo Thorn |
Blinkbaar Wag-'n-bietjie |