Re: Trees from South Africa?

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There are more than you might think.  I'd suggest that you look at the San Marcos Growers catalog and refer to their section on South African plants at the back of the catalog.  If you include succulents within the general category of trees, you could also include a couple of the larger growing Aloes.  I have Cussonia paniculata and C. spicata, Cunonia capensis, Dais cotinifolia, Podocarpus latifolius, Strelitzia nicolae, Dombeya burgessiae, Calodendrum capensis amongst the South African trees that I grow, and there are in fact many more that can be grown in southern California, including a lot more of the more tender Dombeya species, and various Erythrina species.  You need to think a little harder about what trees you see are actually from South African/southern Africa, but in general, many of the more prolific/widespread trees from this region are not ornamentally attractive, and have generated little interest within horticulture outside South Africa.  The showier species have made it into the trade, but quite a few are less popular than they could/should be.