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Searsia lancea
Also called Western Karee, Willow Rhus, African Sumac, Bastard Willoa, Cashew, Common Karee, Common Karee Tree
Karee (Searsia lancea) is an evergreen, drought-resistant, frost-hardy tree reaching about 8 m with a weeping habit, widely used as a shade tree in gardens and streets. It grows best in sun with good drainage and needs little water once established.
Searsia lancea commonly known as karee (archaically karree), is an evergreen, frost hardy, drought resistant tree, which can reach up to 8 metres (26 ft) in height with a 5-metre (16 ft) spread. It is one of the most common trees on the Highveld and in the Bushveld in South Africa, but not found in the Lowveld. In North America, where it is naturalised, it is known as African sumac and willow rhus.
Searsia leptodictya · Bramble Crowberry · Blue Fruited Currant Rhus · River Currant · Glossy Crowberry · White Karee · Searsia pentaphylla · Searsia pyroides · Bicoloured crowberry
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Searsia lancea 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.
