Article: Carissa macrocarpa--Natal plum.(Plant Palette)

Article: Be patient with your coral tree.(News)
Sunday Tribune (South Africa);  August 24, 2007 ;     650 words ... ... bamboo roots? 2 Do Monkeys eat the red fruit of Carissa macrocarpa? Albert Funga 1 No the ground will not be destroyed ... Monkeys, birds and humans eat the fruit of Carissa macrocarpa (Natal Plum). You can also make very nice jam from it ...

Article: Compromising is for the birds when it comes to gardening.(News)
Cape Times (South Africa);  March 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... aloe) are both good garden species that will flower freely. The thorny Dovyalis caffra (Kei apple) and Carissa Macrocarpa (Natal plum) both produce large, delicious fruit which attract birds. They are also favourite nesting plants. Mouse ...

Article: Feathered friends must have freedom of movement; Seeing birds ...
Cape Times (South Africa);  February 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Acacia sieberiana var woodii (paperbark thorn) closely planted with Halleria lucida (tree fuschia), Carissa macrocarpa (Natal plum) and Plumbago auriculata (Cape leadwort) make an ideal combination. All your leaf mulch and green kitchen ...

Article: Hedges you can bet on: formal or informal, evergreen or ...
Sunset;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... repens Pink Splendor'). Glossy green leaves with pink shading and yellow margins. Zones 14-24, H1. Natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa). Glossy green leaves; red or purple fruits and fragrant white pinwheel blooms often appear together ...

Article: Wild about gardening.(Life)
The Mercury (South Africa);  November 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... included cycads on paths, spiky plants on verges and a stone cobra. Some of the common ones are amatungulu (Carissa macrocarpa), smilax creeper (leg-ripper!), cat thorn (Scutia myrtina), thorny rope (Dalbergia armata), any ...

Article: Right tree for the job.(News)
Sunday Tribune (South Africa);  August 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... aggressive and could cause problems with walls. A ground cover to small shrub that would hold banks would be Carissa macrocarpa. It has white flowers and edible red fruits. Info on the trees you have mentioned is as follows: Anastrabe ...

Article: Understand shade conditions for growth.(Life)
The Saturday Star (South Africa);  July 21, 2007 ;     644 words ... ... your garden. Shrubs: Cassinopsis ilicifolia, wild pomegranate (Burchellia bubalina), Rhamnus prinoides, Carissa macrocarpa, C. bispinosa, Indian hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis spp.), Cape myrtle (Mysine africana) and Common myrtle ...