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Pondo Milkberry

Manilkara nicholsonii

Pondo Milkberry is a tree from the Sapotaceae family, native to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and threatened by habitat loss. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care advice is based on related Manilkara species.

Family
Sapotaceae (Sapot family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply during dry spells once established, and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining soil or a gritty potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Manilkara nicholsonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is a tree endemic to KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa, and is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Manilkara plants

Bullytrees · Bulletwood · Manilkara bolivarensis · Manilkara cavalcantei · Chicle · Manilkara dardanoi · Manilkara decrescens · Manilkara elata · Manilkara excelsa · Manilkara excisa · Gonâve Island Bullytree · Ceylon Ironwood

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Manilkara nicholsonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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