Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cussonia spicata Thunb.

Common cabbage tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000946
Common name: Common cabbage tree
English name: Spiked Cabbage tree
Arabic name: كيسونيا
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree grow 15 m high leaves compound, attractive toward the end of thick branches, dark green or bluish green, leaflets with a toothed margin flowers greenish-yellow , closely packed along thick spikes fruit fleshy and purple when ripe

Ornamental tree. source of fiber. edible fruits. herbal medicine

Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9b : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.5

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