Mimusops caffra is a hardy, medium-sized to large, evergreen tree with a dense neat crown of attractive grey-green leaves.
This tree tolerates heavy salt spray and this same mechanism allows it to tolerate quite a lot of frost even though it is a plant of the dune forest.
It bears creamy white flowers from September to December which attract, bees, carpenter bees and sunbirds. These are followed by large orange-red fruits which are also much sought after by birds.
Plant in well-drained, well-composted soil, in sun or semi-shade, as an element of a forest garden or as a lovely specimen plant. It grows well in a container.
Used in traditional medicine.
Size 4 to 15m.