Searsia lancea - African sumac

African sumac (Searsia lancea) is an evergreen tree of savannahs, open woodland, and riverine rangeland across cold semi-arid southern Africa, its fruit fermented into beer and its bark and roots used medicinally.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Tree
• Evergreen

Functions

• Windbreak¹
• Soil stabilization¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Footnotes

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