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Searsia crenata
Also called Blue Fruit Currant Rhus, Bluefruit Currantrhus, Crowberry, Dune Crowberry
Searsia crenata is an evergreen shrub or small tree from coastal South Africa, reaching about 3 m, grown for its neat form, dark blue berries and suitability for hedging and bonsai. It thrives in full sun and well-drained sandy soil.
Searsia crenata, previously known as Rhus crenata, ("dune crow-berry"), is a species of Searsia that is native to South Africa, where it grows in frost-free and light frost areas, especially on beach sand dunes.
The tree is a good subject for bonsai, and can easily be pruned into a very neat hedge. It enjoys full sun and is semi frost hardy.
This species is found along the southern coast of South Africa, from Cape Town as far east as the Kei river.
Searsia leptodictya · Bramble Crowberry · River Currant · Karoo Tree · Glossy Crowberry · White Karee · Searsia pentaphylla · Searsia pyroides · Bicoloured crowberry
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Searsia crenata 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.
