Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus (commonly called Candlewood, Cherrywood or Kershout) is a medium-sized evergreen tree

Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...

, indigenous to South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

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A tree that grows particularly well in coastal conditions (although it can also be found inland), it naturally occurs from Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

 in the west, all the way along the south coast of South Africa as far as Kwazulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal

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. In the wild it reaches 10 meters in height and in a garden it can be pruned to form a proper shade tree. However, it can also be allowed to grow as a bushy screen if its lower branches are not removed. The masses of sweetly-scented, bisexual flowers are followed by large numbers of very distinctive and attractive bright-orange, lantern-shaped berries.
The Candlewood tree tolerates drought and severe frost once it is established.