Africana seeds

Parkinsonia is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 12 species that are native to semi-desert regions of Africa and the Americas. They are large shrubs or small trees growing to 5–12 m tall, dry season deciduous, with sparse, open, thorny crowns and green bark. The leaves are pinnate, sometimes bipinnate, with numerous small leaflets; they are only borne for a relatively short time after rains, with much of the photosynthesis carried out by the green twigs and branches. The flowers are symmetrical or nearly so, with five yellow or white petals.           Parkinsonia africana commonly known as Wild Green-hair tree in English and Wilde Groenhaarboom, Lemoenhout, Lemoendoring, Lemoendoringboom, Thaboom, Waterboom, Wildelemoen or Peulboom in Afrikaans is a South African indigenous species found in the Limpopo, Northern Cape and North West Provinces. Usually it is a thin-stemmed and scraggly shrub with smooth, pale brown to yellow-green bark through which it photosynthesizes Protruding from the bark are straight, yellow-green to pale brown thorns, also thought to aid in photosynthesis. Mostly the leaves are absent and those that are seen are compound, the leaflets being pale yellow-green and tiny.

Burkea africana Seeds Common Name: Wild Seringa Burkea africana is a deciduous, medium-sized, spreading, flat-topped tree belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae. Widespread in tropical Africa, it is found in Chad, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa in the Transvaal. Leaves are bipinnately compound, silvery-pubescent or glabrescent. Flowers are creamy-white, fragrant and in pendulous racemes of up to 300mm in length. The bark is toxic, rich in alkaloids and tannins and used for tanning leather. Pulverised bark is thrown into water to paralyse fish. If cut from the heartwood, it produces durable, insect-resistant timber with a moderately fine, wavy grain which is dark brown to reddish brown, and is used for parquet flooring and fine cabinet and furniture work. The bid amount is for 1 Seed We'll supply you with all the germination and care instructions.

  CELTIS AFRICANA   White Stinkwood Tree   You are bidding on 5 seeds   An example of a Celtis Africana Bonsai     A Celtis Africana tree     Suitable for bonsai Hardy, deciduous, graceful, drought resistant, fast growing, large tree. The bark is silvery grey and the tree is beautifully shaped so that when it is leafless it makes a wonderful sculptural 9eature in the garden. The new foliage in spring is the palest green.   The inconspicuous flowers appear in early summer.  It is a host plant to butterflies and moths and many birds are attracted to its small yellow berries that are produced prolifically in summer.  It is an excellent garden and bird tree with many traditional magical and medicinal uses.  Grows 10 to 30 meters tall.     Sowing instructions will be emailed after purchase   Shipping Options: Post Office FastMail  (delivery in 4-5 working days) R39.00 for the first item (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item F Fastway Couriers (Pta / Jhb / Dbn / Cape Town / Bloemfontein / Klerksdorp / Potchefstroom / Pinetown / PMB - delivery in 1-2 working days) R85.00 for the first item  (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item Fastway Couriers (East London / PE / George - delivery in 2-3 working days) R85.00 for the first item (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item Fastway Couriers (Knysna - delivery in 3-4 working days) R85.00 for the first item (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item If you are unsure if the courier delivers to your area, please message me to confirm   Courier delivery prices quoted are for the cities listed above. The courier will deliver to other smaller towns but there is a  R80.00  outlying area surcharge payable for deliveries to outlying areas (eg. Louis Trichardt, Pofadder, etc)

Please select your seed variety from the drop down list above.  As we all by now know, there is no such thing as special bonsai seeds. All seeds used to grow bonsai would develop the same way as the full sized parent plant. There is however much truth in the fact that seed collected from specific parent plants with desirable characteristics are preferred to those which are not. I have identified and selected from our indigenous flora, species most suited and easy to cultivate from seed. Our seed is supplied by leading seed specialists that regularly go on collecting trips and in this way ensure the seed is as fresh as possible. We currently stock: Acacia galipini (Monkey-thorn) Diospyros whyteana (Bladder-nut) Celtis Africana (White Stinkwood) Podocarpus falcatus (Outeniqua Yellowwood) Ficus Natalensis (Natal Fig) Olea europaea subsp. africana (Wild Olive) To ensure success with these seeds please purchase our Professional Seedling Mix and sow your seeds in plastic trays; select from our numerous sizes here.

  WILD OLIVE TREE   Olea Africana     You are bidding on 5 seeds     Examples of Olea Africana bonsai     Very hardy, evergreen, drought resistant tree with silvery leaves and scented, greenish flowers in early summer followed by edible purple-black fruits from March to July.  The fruit is popular with people and birds.  It has rough dark bark. Good bird and insect tree that also makes a beautiful bonsai subject.  This neat decorative garden tree can cope with very adverse growing conditions and the addition of two handfuls of lime in the soil when planting will promote faster growth. Older specimens develop a very wide crown therefore it needs space. Plant in sun or partial shade. The timber is beautiful and much sought after. It has many magical and medicinal uses.  Grows up to 5-10m.   Sowing instructions will be emailed after purchase   Shipping Options:   Post Office FastMail  (delivery in 4-5 working days) R39.00 for the first item (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item Couriers (Pta / Jhb / Dbn / Cape Town / Klerksdorp / Potchefstroom / Nelspruit / Bloemfontein - delivery in 1-2 working days) R85.00 for the first item  (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item Couriers (East London / PE / George - delivery in 2-3 working days) R85.00 for the first item  (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item   Couriers (Knysna - delivery in 3-4 working days)   R85.00 for the first item  (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item     If you are unsure if the courier delivers to your area, please message me to confirm   Courier delivery prices quoted are for the cities listed above.   The courier will deliver to other smaller towns but there is a R80.00 outlying area surcharge payable for deliveries to outlying areas (eg. Louis Trichardt, Pofadder, etc)      

  WILD OLIVE TREE   Olea Africana     You are bidding on 5 seeds     Examples of Olea Africana bonsai     Very hardy, evergreen, drought resistant tree with silvery leaves and scented, greenish flowers in early summer followed by edible purple-black fruits from March to July.  The fruit is popular with people and birds.  It has rough dark bark. Good bird and insect tree that also makes a beautiful bonsai subject.  This neat decorative garden tree can cope with very adverse growing conditions and the addition of two handfuls of lime in the soil when planting will promote faster growth. Older specimens develop a very wide crown therefore it needs space. Plant in sun or partial shade. The timber is beautiful and much sought after. It has many magical and medicinal uses.  Grows up to 5-10m.   Sowing instructions will be emailed after purchase   Shipping Options:   Post Office (delivery in approx. 7-10 working days) R39.00 for the first item (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item Fastway Couriers (Pta / Jhb / Dbn / Cape Town / Bloemfontein / Klerksdorp / Potchefstroom / Pinetown / PMB / Nelspruit / Rustenburg / Amazimtoti / Ballito / East London / PE / Knysna / George) R85.00 for the first item  (5 seeds), R5.00 per additional item   If you are unsure if the courier delivers to your area, please message me to confirm   Courier delivery prices quoted are  ONLY  for the cities listed above.   The courier will deliver to other smaller towns but there is a  R80.00 outlying area surcharge  payable for deliveries to outlying areas (eg. Louis Trichardt, Pofadder, etc)     

Buy Indigenous Seeds for Bonsai - Celtis Africana, 5 seeds for R18.00

Buy Indigenous Seeds for Bonsai - Olea europaea subsp. africana, 5 seeds for R18.00

African Star Chestnut Bonsai   Seeds Sterculia africana Above: An 18 month, young tree in training The Sterculia africana has multicolored grey/beige peeling rough bark. The leaves are edible. This tree makes beautiful buttress roots like this large 120 year old chestnut below. The bid amount is for 1 Seed We'll supply you with all the germination & care instructions plus a FREE e-book with everything you'll ever need to know about the art of bonsai.

  "White stinkwood". Growing to 12m. A deciduous tree with pale trunk & branches, fast growing, and drought resistant. Makes a fine bonsai. USDA Zone - 8 Season to Sow - Spring Please familiarise yourself with the shipping info below Shipping Rates are as listed below Approximate processing and transit times are listed below PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT SHIP OUTSIDE OF SOUTH AFRICA