page_title: Searsia lancea
section_title: Description and uses
hierarchical_section_title: Searsia lancea / Description and uses
caption_attribution_description: English: Flowering twig of Searsia lancea (L.f.) F.A.Barkley - cultivated at Honeydew, Gauteng
context_page_description: Searsia lancea commonly known as karee, karree, is an evergreen, frost hardy, drought resistant tree, which can reach up to 8 metres in height with a 5 metre spread. In North America, where it is naturalized, it is known as African sumac and willow rhus. It is one of the most common trees on the Highveld and in the Bushveld in South Africa, but not found in the Lowveld.
context_section_description: The tree has a graceful, weeping form and dark, fissured bark that contrasts well with its long, thinnish, hairless, dark-green, trifoliate leaves with smooth margins. It bears small yellow flowers followed on female trees by bunches of small yellow-green flattish fruits, which are relished by birds. In earlier times the fruits were pounded, water added and left to ferment, producing an evidently refreshing beer. The tree is a good shade tree for gardens, parks and pavements. It favours areas rich in lime in the Karoo and Namibia.
caption: The small yellow flowers of a female tree
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