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Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
The Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) displayed in a pot with elegant, spreading foliage.
The Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) displays vibrant green foliage, thriving as a lush potted plant.
Close-up of a Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ with a thick base and single stem in a green pot with gravel and stones.
Close-up of a Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ in a green square pot, highlighting its bulbous base above rocky gravel soil.
A small Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with a slender stem and broad green leaves sits on wood before a textured brown backdrop.
A small potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with deeply lobed green leaves rests on a wooden surface, neutral background.
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ with large green lobed leaves in a square black pot, displayed on a white background.
Potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with broad, glossy jagged green leaves, shown on a white background.
A small Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with lobed green leaves in a rectangular green pot on a wood surface, beige background.
A Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) is potted, with lush green foliage emerging gracefully from the container.
A small potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with a thick trunk and lobed green leaves held outdoors among lush greenery.
A potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with large, irregular green leaves sits on gravel in bright sunlight; some leaf damage visible.
The Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) thrives in a pot, displaying lush foliage and a striking presence.
A hand holds a small red pot with a young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata), its green leaves stand out against lush foliage.
A small Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with jagged leaves in a brown pot of pale pebbles sits outdoors on gravel.
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ in a pot with light pebbles, on gravel, with green leaves and grass in the background.
A potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with lobed green leaves sits outdoors on a wooden board among gravel and plants.
A potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with long stems and green leaves sits on a wooden table outdoors among other plants.
A young Cussonia paniculata Kiepersol Tree with jagged leaves in a red pot filled with stones, outdoors under a clear blue sky.
A hand holds a potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with green, lobed leaves and thick stem, set outdoors on gravel.
A potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with jagged green leaves sits on wood outdoors, pot topped with light rocks.
A young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with broad, jagged green leaves grows outdoors on a sunny day under a blue sky.
A hand holds a small potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with a thick base, green lobed leaves, and light pebbles in the pot.
A hand holds a small potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with green leaves and thick stem; background shows driveway and trees.
A young papaya tree with slender lobed leaves stands in front of dense, dark green Kiepersol Tree Cussonia paniculata foliage.
Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with a thick stem and green, lobed leaves in a pot with light-colored pebbles on sand.
A young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with green, lobed leaves stands out against a clear blue sky and distant trees.
Small Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ in a black pot with pebbles, showing deeply lobed green leaves, placed outdoors on gravel.
A young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with deeply lobed green leaves in a sunlit garden, soil and gravel around it.
A young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with deeply lobed green leaves growing in sunlight against a blurred soil background.
The Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) grows lush and healthy in a pot, showing off its attractive foliage.
Close-up of vibrant green Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) leaves on a young stem, with a bright sky and soft trees behind.
A young Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ with broad green leaves in a black pot outdoors among lush greenery and blue sky.
A young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) in a black pot outdoors, with a bright blue sky and blurred trees in the background.
Kiepersol Tree 'Cussonia paniculata' with deeply lobed green leaves in bright sunlight, on gravel with soil and stones in background.
Young Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ with lobed leaves in a small black gravel pot outdoors, sunlight, trees, and dirt path nearby.
A Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) sapling with deeply lobed green leaves on a wooden surface outdoors, amid gravel and soil.
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
The Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) displayed in a pot with elegant, spreading foliage.
The Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) displays vibrant green foliage, thriving as a lush potted plant.
Close-up of a Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ with a thick base and single stem in a green pot with gravel and stones.
Close-up of a Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ in a green square pot, highlighting its bulbous base above rocky gravel soil.
A small Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with a slender stem and broad green leaves sits on wood before a textured brown backdrop.
A small potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with deeply lobed green leaves rests on a wooden surface, neutral background.
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ with large green lobed leaves in a square black pot, displayed on a white background.
Potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with broad, glossy jagged green leaves, shown on a white background.
A small Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with lobed green leaves in a rectangular green pot on a wood surface, beige background.
A Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) is potted, with lush green foliage emerging gracefully from the container.
A small potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with a thick trunk and lobed green leaves held outdoors among lush greenery.
A potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with large, irregular green leaves sits on gravel in bright sunlight; some leaf damage visible.
The Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) thrives in a pot, displaying lush foliage and a striking presence.
A hand holds a small red pot with a young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata), its green leaves stand out against lush foliage.
A small Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with jagged leaves in a brown pot of pale pebbles sits outdoors on gravel.
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ in a pot with light pebbles, on gravel, with green leaves and grass in the background.
A potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with lobed green leaves sits outdoors on a wooden board among gravel and plants.
A potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with long stems and green leaves sits on a wooden table outdoors among other plants.
A young Cussonia paniculata Kiepersol Tree with jagged leaves in a red pot filled with stones, outdoors under a clear blue sky.
A hand holds a potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with green, lobed leaves and thick stem, set outdoors on gravel.
A potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with jagged green leaves sits on wood outdoors, pot topped with light rocks.
A young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with broad, jagged green leaves grows outdoors on a sunny day under a blue sky.
A hand holds a small potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with a thick base, green lobed leaves, and light pebbles in the pot.
A hand holds a small potted Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with green leaves and thick stem; background shows driveway and trees.
A young papaya tree with slender lobed leaves stands in front of dense, dark green Kiepersol Tree Cussonia paniculata foliage.
Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with a thick stem and green, lobed leaves in a pot with light-colored pebbles on sand.
A young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with green, lobed leaves stands out against a clear blue sky and distant trees.
Small Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ in a black pot with pebbles, showing deeply lobed green leaves, placed outdoors on gravel.
A young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with deeply lobed green leaves in a sunlit garden, soil and gravel around it.
A young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with deeply lobed green leaves growing in sunlight against a blurred soil background.
The Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) grows lush and healthy in a pot, showing off its attractive foliage.
Close-up of vibrant green Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) leaves on a young stem, with a bright sky and soft trees behind.
A young Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ with broad green leaves in a black pot outdoors among lush greenery and blue sky.
A young Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) in a black pot outdoors, with a bright blue sky and blurred trees in the background.
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Young Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’ with lobed leaves in a small black gravel pot outdoors, sunlight, trees, and dirt path nearby.
A Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) sapling with deeply lobed green leaves on a wooden surface outdoors, amid gravel and soil.
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’
Kiepersol Tree ‘Cussonia paniculata’

Introducing the Cussonia paniculata, known as the Kipersol tree, which is a fascinating tree that has some unique characteristics. The common name "Kipersol" is derived from the Afrikaans language, and it refers to the tree's distinctive leaves, which resemble the shape of a quiver. It is also known as the mountain cabbage tree, or Highveld cabbage tree. 

The Cussonia paniculata is a short, thick-set tree rarely exceeding 16 feet in height, sparsely branched with grey, longitudinal fissured, thick, and corky bark. The tree is slow growing and has large, digitately compound cabbage blue leaves with thick waxy layers that may protect against frosts.  

Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with yellowish seed pods in a dry grassy field, mountains in the distance, under a clear sky.

The leaves are composed of 7-9, but sometimes up to 13 leaflets.

New leaves are brighter green and emerge in a spring flush at the ends of branches.

The Cussonia paniculata, resembles a palm tree but is a succulent plant with a bulging trunk classified as a pachycaul, due to its swollen stem base or tuber, which forms early in seed-grown plants.

Each plant is unique, with twisted and branched trunks.

Cussonia paniculata also makes excellent bonsai. 

This evergreen succulent tree, with its unique shape, gnarled bark, and large grey-green leaves, is a stunning focal point in rock gardens. Its unique appearance is particularly appreciated by gardeners growing indigenous South African plants. 

The Cussonia paniculata flowers bloom from late winter to early spring, with small, green stalked spikes forming a large, branched inflorescence. These flowers have a delicate and pleasant fragrance, attracting pollinators such as bees and butterflies. The tree's flowers add a touch of beauty to its overall appearance. They are followed by fleshy, purple-maroon fruits that mature from May to June. 

When growing indoors, they prefer luminous places near a south-facing window. It's best to avoid cold rooms, as they're sensitive to excessive humidity. If they lose their foliage, they will emit new ones. It's important not to constantly move them indoors/outdoors, as plants adapt to their environment. Use well-drained soil, with minimal watering during the growing season. They prefer warm indoor temperatures between 65°F and 75 °F. 

For outdoor cultivation, plant your Cussonia paniculata in full sun. It is well-suited outdoors in USDA zones 9-11. However, cultivate it in pots for the first year and spend the first winter in heat to strengthen it. Be cautious with minimum temperatures for mature plants, considering wind and soil water retention capacity. Take a safety margin to avoid rot in roots if the soil is not sufficiently draining. However, it's important to ensure that the soil is well-draining to prevent waterlogging, which can be detrimental to the tree's health. 

Propagation of the Kipersol tree can be done through seeds or stem cuttings. If you're starting from seeds, it's recommended to soak them in water overnight before planting them in a well-draining potting mix. Stem cuttings can be taken from a healthy branch and rooted in moist soil. 

Don't miss out on this opportunity to add something truly exceptional to your garden. Order your very own Cussonia paniculata for sale today! 

Bloom Season

Late winter--early spring

Flower Color

Green

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

9--10--11

Mature Size

17 ft. tall

Plant Type

Succulent

Resistance

Extremely drought-tolerant--pest resistant--heat tolerant

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

Watering Needs

Low
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Introducing the Cussonia paniculata, known as the Kipersol tree, which is a fascinating tree that has some unique characteristics. The common name "Kipersol" is derived from the Afrikaans language, and it refers to the tree's distinctive leaves, which resemble the shape of a quiver. It is also known as the mountain cabbage tree, or Highveld cabbage tree. 

The Cussonia paniculata is a short, thick-set tree rarely exceeding 16 feet in height, sparsely branched with grey, longitudinal fissured, thick, and corky bark. The tree is slow growing and has large, digitately compound cabbage blue leaves with thick waxy layers that may protect against frosts.  

Kiepersol Tree (Cussonia paniculata) with yellowish seed pods in a dry grassy field, mountains in the distance, under a clear sky.

The leaves are composed of 7-9, but sometimes up to 13 leaflets.

New leaves are brighter green and emerge in a spring flush at the ends of branches.

The Cussonia paniculata, resembles a palm tree but is a succulent plant with a bulging trunk classified as a pachycaul, due to its swollen stem base or tuber, which forms early in seed-grown plants.

Each plant is unique, with twisted and branched trunks.

Cussonia paniculata also makes excellent bonsai. 

This evergreen succulent tree, with its unique shape, gnarled bark, and large grey-green leaves, is a stunning focal point in rock gardens. Its unique appearance is particularly appreciated by gardeners growing indigenous South African plants. 

The Cussonia paniculata flowers bloom from late winter to early spring, with small, green stalked spikes forming a large, branched inflorescence. These flowers have a delicate and pleasant fragrance, attracting pollinators such as bees and butterflies. The tree's flowers add a touch of beauty to its overall appearance. They are followed by fleshy, purple-maroon fruits that mature from May to June. 

When growing indoors, they prefer luminous places near a south-facing window. It's best to avoid cold rooms, as they're sensitive to excessive humidity. If they lose their foliage, they will emit new ones. It's important not to constantly move them indoors/outdoors, as plants adapt to their environment. Use well-drained soil, with minimal watering during the growing season. They prefer warm indoor temperatures between 65°F and 75 °F. 

For outdoor cultivation, plant your Cussonia paniculata in full sun. It is well-suited outdoors in USDA zones 9-11. However, cultivate it in pots for the first year and spend the first winter in heat to strengthen it. Be cautious with minimum temperatures for mature plants, considering wind and soil water retention capacity. Take a safety margin to avoid rot in roots if the soil is not sufficiently draining. However, it's important to ensure that the soil is well-draining to prevent waterlogging, which can be detrimental to the tree's health. 

Propagation of the Kipersol tree can be done through seeds or stem cuttings. If you're starting from seeds, it's recommended to soak them in water overnight before planting them in a well-draining potting mix. Stem cuttings can be taken from a healthy branch and rooted in moist soil. 

Don't miss out on this opportunity to add something truly exceptional to your garden. Order your very own Cussonia paniculata for sale today! 

Bloom Season

Late winter--early spring

Flower Color

Green

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

9--10--11

Mature Size

17 ft. tall

Plant Type

Succulent

Resistance

Extremely drought-tolerant--pest resistant--heat tolerant

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

Watering Needs

Low
Attribute Value
Bloom Season Late winter, early spring
Botanical Name Cussonia paniculata
Common Name Kipersol tree
Dormancy Winter
Family Araliaceae
Flower Color Green
Genus Cussonia
Growth Habit Branched Tree
Growth Rate Slow
Hardiness Zone 9, 10, 11
Mature Size 17 ft. tall
Native Area South Africa
Plant Type Succulent
Propagation By stem cuttings
Resistance Extremely drought-tolerant, pest resistant, heat tolerant
Soil PH 6.5, Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type Succulents potting mix soil
Special Features Easy to maintain
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.), Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Toxicity Mildly toxic for humans, mildly toxic for pets
Watering Needs Low

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