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of the World, which includes a detailed explanation of the African Style of Bonsai.
Native South African trees suitable for bonsai are the wild olive, Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata; many indigenous gs which include the veld g, Ficus burtt- davyi, the common wild g, F. natalensis, rare forest g, F. craterostoma, red-leaved rock g, F. ingens and sycamore g, F. sycomorus; species of acacia like the sweet thorn, Acacia karroo, splendid acacia, A. robus- ta, monkey thorn, A. galpinii, camel thorn, A. erioloba, black monkey-thorn, A. burkei and black thorn, A. mellifera; white stinkwood, Celtis africana; the bronze paper commiphora, Commiphora harveyi; the Baobab tree, Adansonia digitata; false Olive, Buddleja saligna; the Num-Num shrub, Carissa grandi ora; Schotia afra and Schotia brachypetala; and Brush Cherry, Syzygium paniculatum.
Top; A section of viewing stones display.
Middle left; Senegalia galpinii
(Monkey Thorn) by Freddie Bisscho designed in the umbrella style.
Middle right; Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata by Thys Klem
Bottom; Buddleja saligna of De- nise Cain critically appreciated for its unique style.
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