South African saying: “As long as your spekboom is growing and prospering, so will your finances”. In the wet, cool months, Spekboom photosynthesises like other plants, opening its stomata during the day to absorb carbon dioxide. Another friend told us… Read more ». Some scientists believe that intensive research work is needed to produce these ‘new’ varieties of food crops, e.g. 3 year old plants left to extreme testing of only rain in the NW, and limited root space in trays. 200 years ago, this biome would have been home to impenetrable Spekboom thicket. A lot of interesting information on the spekboom and many photos (

spekboom root system 2021