Flowering TreesAfrican Fern Pine
Afrocarpus gracilior
African Fern Pine (Afrocarpus gracilior) is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 40-60 ft × 20-40 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs. It stands up well to deer, pests and heat, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40-60 ft × 20-40 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Tough against
- Deer, Pests, Heat
- Native to
- Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — African Fern Pine is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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