Cussonia paniculata
Native range: South Africa
Known names: Mountain Cabbage Tree, Karoo Cabbage Tree
Hardiness: Hardy to 20°F
Mature Size: ~20' Tall x 15' Wide
Light: Full Sun
Water: Water once the soil is dry. Water more often in warmer months
Soil: Standard potting soil with added pumice/perlite, succulent soil
Dormancy Period: Winter
Pet-Safe: No
Plant Size: Grown in 4" pot, shipped semi bare root
 
Powdery blue-green pinnatisect leaves (resembling Dandelion leaves or elongated oak leaves) with an up-to a foot-long petiole. Cork-like textured bark with age. Branching happens with flowering, so young plants form a single trunk until first flowering. Found in rocky outcrops in the wild.