10 Grewia Bicolor Seeds - White Raisin - Indigenous Tree Shrub Seeds
Grewia bicolor SeedCommon Names: White Raisin; WitrosyntjieThe bicoloured-leaved Grewia bicolor has beautiful, bright yellow flowers. It is a frost-resistant, hardy shrub or small tree that is adaptable to all soils, from clay to sand, and does not require much water. Grewia bicolor commonly known as White Raisin in English and Witrosyntjie in Af... more details
Grewia bicolor SeedCommon Names: White Raisin; WitrosyntjieThe bicoloured-leaved Grewia bicolor has beautiful, bright yellow flowers. It is a frost-resistant, hardy shrub or small tree that is adaptable to all soils, from clay to sand, and does not require much water. Grewia bicolor commonly known as White Raisin in English and Witrosyntjie in Afrikaans is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, up to 9 m high. Its bark is smooth, grey, becoming dark grey and deeply fissured and peeling away in straps with age. The young branchlets are velvety grey or brown. The leaves are alternate, simple and elliptic to slightly ovate, 1580 x 1032 mm, with a broadly tapering to rounded apex. They are 3-veined from the asymmetrically lobed base, rounded to slightly cordate, held horizontally or drooping, glossy green above, almost white and silvery hairy below, while the margins are entire to slightly serrated. The petiole (leaf stalk) is about 18 mm long. The flowers are small, bright yellow, borne in axillary clusters at the end of branches. They are often borne in profusion, with sepals up to 12 mm long and petals shorter. The flowering time: OctoberMarch. The fruits are round and fleshy drupes (fruits such as plums), reddish brown or orange and black when ripe, entire or deeply 2- lobed, up to 6 mm in diameter. The bark of this Grewia is used for fibre, the wood for axe handles and sticks. The leaves are browsed by game and livestock. The fruit is edible, sweetish but astringent. The roots are also used to treat chest complaints.You're buying a pack of 10 SeedsWe'll supply you with all the germination and care instructions.
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