MEET

I am a SUCCULENT garden plant, just like Aloe Vera and Cacti.

We can live for up to 200 YEARS and grow up to 5 METERS TALL!

I tackle CARBON EMISSIONS! I help to remove carbon dioxide from the environment in a big way. If you had a rugby � eld full of Spekboom plants vs a rugby � eld of the Amazon forest, the Spekboom would be more effective at removing CO2 from the atmosphere. One hectare (10 000 m2) of Spekboom can remove between 4000 and 10 000 kg of carbon per year. BE RESPONSIBLE:

I am *INDIGENOUS to the Eastern Cape and not to the Western Cape.As I am an alien in your region I could threaten your beautiful indigenous fynbos in the Western Cape, so please only plant me in your garden at home or preferably in pots*Indigenous means originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

SPEKBOOM!

My JUICY GREEN LEAVES are the popular food choice of many game animals like black rhinos, elephants and even kudus!

I am very rich in VITAMIN C. This allows me to treat exhaustion and dehydration. Many restaurants actually use me toadd a tangy taste to their salads.

One hectare of Spekboom removes the same amount of CO2 as 10 cows produce in a year.

Hi! My name is Portulacaria afra, but

my friends call me Spekboom. I have been

given the nicknames Elephant Bush or

Porkbush.

One bus is almost2.7m heigh!

When I am all grown up and gets lots of water, I bloom SMALL PINK FLOWERS.

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