Tree of the Year 2009 This is a large, fast-growing tree with luxuriant, light-green feathery foliage, and a spreading, somewhat rounded crown. The flakey bark is a creamish to light brown colour. The tree prefers full sun and is suitable for areas with hot, dry summers. Birds often prefer nesting in this tree as it provides protection.

This is one of South Africa's most beautiful and useful trees. Acacia karroo has a rounded crown, branching fairly low down on the trunk. It is variable in shape and size, reaching a maximum of about 12m where there is good water. The bark is red on young branches, darkening and becoming rough with age. The leaves are finely textured and dark green. The thorns are paired, greyish to white and are long and straight. The growth rate is fast, up to 1m per year

A magnificent, widely spreading, flat crown (12 m high, 16 m wide) of deep green, feathery foliage and attractive creamy-tan to yellow-brown corky bark, make this an easy tree to identify. The flaky, papery bark peels off in flattish strips, revealing a yellow underbark. The tree prefers full sun and is suitable for areas with hot, dry summers.

Tree of the Year 2010 The fever tree is an exceptionally attractive, semi-deciduous to deciduous tree approximately 15 to 25 meters tall, has a straight main trunk and has an open, rounded to spreading or flattish crown which is sparsely foliated. The characteristic greenish-yellow bark is smooth, slightly flaking, and coated in a yellow powdery substance. The long straight white thorns are arranged in pairs and often become barely noticeable on mature specimens. It may withstand long periods of water logged conditions and can therefore be planted in relatively clayey soil conditions. The tree is suitable for areas with hot, dry summers and has a non-aggressive root system.

an Evergreen tree to 40 m tall, with a small , dense , straight crown . Bark of young stems smooth and green , but gray-brown and rough with longitudinal kragke and reefs in older stems.

Shrub or small tree , often multi - stemmed with long drooping branches . Bass , gray to brownish, coarse and fibrous ; single or paired thorns sometimes present at the base of the little spur -branch lets .