Where can you see the Cape Chestnut in South Africa?

The Cape Chestnut is most recorded in Western Cape (25% of records), Eastern Cape (24% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (20% of records), based on 780 iNaturalist observations. 4 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Chestnut on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Cape Chestnut?

Sightings of the Cape Chestnut peak from Nov to Dec, based on 780 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

What is the Cape Chestnut?

Calodendrum capense (Cape chestnut) is an African tree which was first studied at The Cape in South Africa and cultivated widely for its prolific flower display. It is native to a swath of the east side of the continent from the equatorial highlands of Kenya at its northern limit southwards through isolated mountains in Tanzania to both sides of Lake Malawi, the Mashonaland Plateau and Eastern Hig...

Trees & flora

Cape Chestnut

Calodendrum capense

Calodendrum capense (Cape chestnut) is an African tree which was first studied at The Cape in South Africa and cultivated widely for its prolific flower display.

from Wikipedia

Trees & flora

Cape Chestnut

Calodendrum capense

Calodendrum capense (Cape chestnut) is an African tree which was first studied at The Cape in South Africa and cultivated widely for its prolific flower display.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotCape Chestnut4 stays list it on site or nearby

Species insights▾

When to visit

Best Nov to Dec

When Cape Chestnut sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.

Best monthsNov to Dec

Records780 records

Curve from 780 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

Where you'll find it

Western Cape and beyond

Provinces where Cape Chestnut is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

780 records, iNaturalist