Ilex Mitis (African holly)

Growth

Plant Type : Small Tree
Height : Up to 20 m
Evergreen : Evergreen
Indigenous : Indigenous


Position

Position : Sun / Semi-Shade
Moisture : Lots of water
Soil : Moist Soil
Wind : Some Wind
Frost : Frost Resistant



Foliage

Type : Oval Leaves
Colour : Dark Green
Use :
Other :



Flower

Type : Small Flowers
Time : Spring / Summer
Colour : White
Use :
Other : Fragrant



Fruit

Fruit : Fruit
Colour : Red


NOTE:

When the leaves are rubbed together they give a lather and this was once used by the Knysna woodcutters to wash themselves in the streams of the forest



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