Bridelia cathartica (100 seeds)

Bridelia cathartica. Medium to large deciduous tree up to 20 m with spreading crown. Bark greyish brown, flaky, rough in older specimens, sometimes with small blunt spines at bottom of trunks or on branches; twigs with lenticels. Leaves alternate, elliptic to obovate, 40-180 x 25-120 mm, usually 70-80 x 35-40 mm, dark green, glossy above, paler green below, frequently bright orange in autumn; lateral veins often yellowish, running straight to the margin and forming a herring-bone pattern; apex tapering to rounded, margin entire. Sowing : Plant seeds in seed trays filled with seedling soil or a mixture of river sand and sifted compost (1:1) and keep moist. Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: November 2023