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• n  very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves
• n  South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging
• n  edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant

• amatungulu
• Carissa macrocarpa
• Carissa grandiflora
• hedge thorn
• Carissa bispinosa
• carissa plum

News & Articles

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• Frost protection for your garden: What you need to know
  PHOENIX -- Temperatures are dropping and we need to start focusing on protecting our plants and trees during the nighttime lows in the 30s and below. It is important to protect frost-sensitive plants like lantanas, bougainvillea, natal plum, citrus trees, cape honeysuckle, myoporum, any variety of ficus trees, and any tropical-type plant. For any others that you are unsure of, it is better to be ...
  Dec. 5, 2013 - KTVK 3TV Phoenix