Searsia Pendulina White Karee "Wit Karee" 40Liter

Common Names: White Karee, Wit Karee

📌 Product Description

Searsia pendulina, commonly known as White Karee or Wit Karee, is a graceful indigenous evergreen tree recognised for its fine, weeping foliage and elegant growth habit. The slender, drooping branches create a soft, flowing canopy, giving the tree a distinctive ornamental appearance.

The small, narrow leaves are light to grey-green, adding a delicate texture to the landscape. In season, the tree produces small flowers followed by clusters of tiny berries that attract birds and wildlife.

Highly adaptable and hardy, White Karee is drought tolerant and well suited to a wide range of South African conditions, making it a popular choice for gardens, streets, and open landscapes.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 5 – 10 m
Spread: 4 – 8 m
Growth Habit: Evergreen tree with weeping canopy
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerant of sandy, rocky, and poor soils
Water:

• Water regularly during establishment
• Highly drought tolerant once established
• Avoid prolonged waterlogging

Feeding: Not usually required.

Maintenance:

• Very low maintenance
• Prune lightly to shape if necessary
• Wind resistant

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring to early summer
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions, including dry inland areas
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates moderate frost

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Indigenous South African tree
• Drought tolerant
• Graceful weeping form
• Attracts birds
• Low maintenance

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Shade tree
✔ Street and avenue planting
✔ Indigenous gardens
✔ Windbreak planting
✔ Water-wise landscapes