Afrocarpus falcatus
Common yellowwood · also Outeniqua yellowwood, African fern pine, Bastard yellowwood
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This evergreen tree exhibits a distinctive upright form with dense, dark green, needle-like foliage, giving it a feathery appearance. Native to the montane forests of southern Africa, it is a widespread species often grown ornamentally. Its resilience to various environmental conditions makes it well-suited for urban landscapes, providing year-round greenery.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 80.00%——
- 40.00%—5.5 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Pollution tolerance
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.5 in, mean 5.5 in, 90th percentile 5.8 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Kwazulu Natal-Cape coastal forests
Other Afrocarpus in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
