Erythrina caffra - kaffirboom
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 23-08-1959
- Subjects: Erythrina caffra - South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/119690 , vital:34772
- Description: Caption "In Woodlands forest between King Williams Town and Stutterheim. 23-09-1959.”
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- Date Issued: 23-08-1959
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 23-08-1959
- Subjects: Erythrina caffra - South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/119690 , vital:34772
- Description: Caption "In Woodlands forest between King Williams Town and Stutterheim. 23-09-1959.”
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- Date Issued: 23-08-1959
Erythrina caffra - Kaffirboom
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1985-03-01
- Subjects: Erythrina caffra -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/122088 , vital:35206
- Description: Caption "Lucky Bean seeds needed. Sir. I have received an appeal from Cape Town for these seeds. Large quantities are required to obtain a tissue plasminogen activator which will be used to manufacture a substance being used experimentally to dissolve blood clots. It the experiments come up to expectations a new drug will be produced for heart attack victims. I have seen many 'kaffirboom' trees in Grahamstown and I appeal to your readers to collect the seeds and leave them at the reception desk of Settlers Hospital. We will forward them to Cape Town. I look forward to the usual co-operation of the Grahamstown citizens. Yours etc. Dr. G. de L. White. Medical Superinendent, Grocott's Mail 1985-03-01."
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- Date Issued: 1985-03-01
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1985-03-01
- Subjects: Erythrina caffra -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/122088 , vital:35206
- Description: Caption "Lucky Bean seeds needed. Sir. I have received an appeal from Cape Town for these seeds. Large quantities are required to obtain a tissue plasminogen activator which will be used to manufacture a substance being used experimentally to dissolve blood clots. It the experiments come up to expectations a new drug will be produced for heart attack victims. I have seen many 'kaffirboom' trees in Grahamstown and I appeal to your readers to collect the seeds and leave them at the reception desk of Settlers Hospital. We will forward them to Cape Town. I look forward to the usual co-operation of the Grahamstown citizens. Yours etc. Dr. G. de L. White. Medical Superinendent, Grocott's Mail 1985-03-01."
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- Date Issued: 1985-03-01
Podocarpus falcatus - Yellowwood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1984-11
- Subjects: Podocarpus falcatus -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , notes
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/120411 , vital:34890
- Description: Caption "Rough random notes gleaned on a trip to Kirkwood. Nov. 1984."
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- Date Issued: 1984-11
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1984-11
- Subjects: Podocarpus falcatus -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , notes
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/120411 , vital:34890
- Description: Caption "Rough random notes gleaned on a trip to Kirkwood. Nov. 1984."
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- Date Issued: 1984-11
Sneezewood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1984-04-03
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116701 , vital:34429
- Description: Caption "This sneezewood xylophone was recently donated to Nombulelo Secondary School by Mrs F. Kemp, a well-wisher in Knysna. Seen with the instrument are L-R: Mr Andrew Tracey, who with Ms Patricia Sandler demonstrated it to the pupils, Mrs Heather Tracey, who made the presentation on behalf of Mrs Kemp, and Mr Dennis Dreyer, Principle of Nombulelo, who received the xylophone on behalf of the school. Grocott's Mail. 1984.04.03.”
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- Date Issued: 1984-04-03
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1984-04-03
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116701 , vital:34429
- Description: Caption "This sneezewood xylophone was recently donated to Nombulelo Secondary School by Mrs F. Kemp, a well-wisher in Knysna. Seen with the instrument are L-R: Mr Andrew Tracey, who with Ms Patricia Sandler demonstrated it to the pupils, Mrs Heather Tracey, who made the presentation on behalf of Mrs Kemp, and Mr Dennis Dreyer, Principle of Nombulelo, who received the xylophone on behalf of the school. Grocott's Mail. 1984.04.03.”
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- Date Issued: 1984-04-03
Sneezewood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1984-04-03
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116722 , vital:34431
- Description: Caption "Nombulelo Secondary School, in Joza, was recently presented with an African Xylophone by Mrs F. Kemp of Knysna. The traditional instrument, which was made locally from indigenious sneezewood originates from Uganda. Grocott's Mail. 1984.04.03. ”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1984-04-03
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1984-04-03
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116722 , vital:34431
- Description: Caption "Nombulelo Secondary School, in Joza, was recently presented with an African Xylophone by Mrs F. Kemp of Knysna. The traditional instrument, which was made locally from indigenious sneezewood originates from Uganda. Grocott's Mail. 1984.04.03. ”
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- Date Issued: 1984-04-03
Sneezewood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982-10-05
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116732 , vital:34432
- Description: Caption "African Musical Instruments, a Grahamstown company, has won a Design Institute/Shell Design Award 1982, for its AMI Alto Zylophone. Grocotts Mail. 05-10-1982. ”
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- Date Issued: 1982-10-05
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982-10-05
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116732 , vital:34432
- Description: Caption "African Musical Instruments, a Grahamstown company, has won a Design Institute/Shell Design Award 1982, for its AMI Alto Zylophone. Grocotts Mail. 05-10-1982. ”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1982-10-05
Sneezewood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982-10
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116430 , vital:34386
- Description: Caption "a fine tall, Sneezewood tree, beside the road through Alexandria Forest, near Langebosch. Oct. 1982.”
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- Date Issued: 1982-10
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982-10
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116430 , vital:34386
- Description: Caption "a fine tall, Sneezewood tree, beside the road through Alexandria Forest, near Langebosch. Oct. 1982.”
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- Date Issued: 1982-10
Ficus sansibarica - Wild Fig
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982
- Subjects: Ficus sansibarica -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/121627 , vital:35117
- Description: Caption "A Wild Fig tree growing out of the stone wall ruins of the fort at Kaffir Drift on the Great Fish River, Bathurst district, 1982. The site of the old fort is now a Police Station."
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- Date Issued: 1982
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982
- Subjects: Ficus sansibarica -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/121627 , vital:35117
- Description: Caption "A Wild Fig tree growing out of the stone wall ruins of the fort at Kaffir Drift on the Great Fish River, Bathurst district, 1982. The site of the old fort is now a Police Station."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1982
Ptaeroxylon obliquum - Sneezewood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116623 , vital:34418
- Description: Caption "Fine, tall Sneezwood tree, beside the road through the Alexandria Forest, near Langebosch. 1982”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1982
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116623 , vital:34418
- Description: Caption "Fine, tall Sneezwood tree, beside the road through the Alexandria Forest, near Langebosch. 1982”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1982
Ptaeroxylon obliquum - Sneezewood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/124060 , vital:35533
- Description: Caption "Fine, tall Sneezewood tree, beside the road through the Alexandria Forest, near Langebosch. 1982."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1982
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982
- Subjects: Ptaeroxylon obliquum -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/124060 , vital:35533
- Description: Caption "Fine, tall Sneezewood tree, beside the road through the Alexandria Forest, near Langebosch. 1982."
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- Date Issued: 1982
Sideroxylon inerme - White Milkwood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982
- Subjects: Sideroxylon inerme -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/122314 , vital:35261
- Description: Caption "A fine old White Milkwood tree on Kariega Farm in the grounds of the homestead, 1982. The Kariega River runs in the line of Eucalptus trees in the distance. Photo - C. J. Skead."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1982
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1982
- Subjects: Sideroxylon inerme -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/122314 , vital:35261
- Description: Caption "A fine old White Milkwood tree on Kariega Farm in the grounds of the homestead, 1982. The Kariega River runs in the line of Eucalptus trees in the distance. Photo - C. J. Skead."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1982
Forest recession: Grootkloof, Baviaans R. Valley, Bedford E. Cape
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1981-07
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Grootkloof, Bedford , Grootkloof, Bedford (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109133 , vital:33064
- Description: Caption "View across the upper part of Grootkloof to the forest patch on Lynedoch farm, Baviaans River valley 17 km NW Bedford town, Bedford. In half shade. July 1981. This area gets more rain than the dry valley below. Forest bird species are found here, e.g. Knysna Loeries, Foret Canaries, etc.”
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- Date Issued: 1981-07
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1981-07
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Grootkloof, Bedford , Grootkloof, Bedford (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109133 , vital:33064
- Description: Caption "View across the upper part of Grootkloof to the forest patch on Lynedoch farm, Baviaans River valley 17 km NW Bedford town, Bedford. In half shade. July 1981. This area gets more rain than the dry valley below. Forest bird species are found here, e.g. Knysna Loeries, Foret Canaries, etc.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-07
Forest recession: Grootkloof, Baviaans R. Valley, Bedford E. Cape
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1981-07
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Grootkloof, Bedford , Grootkloof, Bedford (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109143 , vital:33065
- Description: Caption "View inside the relict forest patch at the head of Grootkloof on Lynedoch farm, Baviaans River valley 17 km NW Bedford district. July 1981.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-07
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1981-07
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Grootkloof, Bedford , Grootkloof, Bedford (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109143 , vital:33065
- Description: Caption "View inside the relict forest patch at the head of Grootkloof on Lynedoch farm, Baviaans River valley 17 km NW Bedford district. July 1981.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-07
Forest recession: Grootkloof, Baviaans R. Valley, Bedford E. Cape
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1981-07
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Grootkloof, Bedford , Grootkloof, Bedford (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109138 , vital:33066
- Description: Caption "Head of Grootkloof on Lynedoch farm in the lower Baviaans River valley 17 km NW Bedford town, Bedford district. July 1981. Showing a patch of relict forest there.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-07
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1981-07
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Grootkloof, Bedford , Grootkloof, Bedford (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109138 , vital:33066
- Description: Caption "Head of Grootkloof on Lynedoch farm in the lower Baviaans River valley 17 km NW Bedford town, Bedford district. July 1981. Showing a patch of relict forest there.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-07
Forest recession: Grootkloof, Baviaans R. Valley, Bedford E. Cape
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1981-07
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Grootkloof, Bedford , Grootkloof, Bedford (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65456 , vital:28798
- Description: Caption "View showing part of the relict forest at then head of Grootkloof, 17 km NW Bedford, in the Baviaans River valley, on Lynedoch farm.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-07
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1981-07
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Grootkloof, Bedford , Grootkloof, Bedford (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65456 , vital:28798
- Description: Caption "View showing part of the relict forest at then head of Grootkloof, 17 km NW Bedford, in the Baviaans River valley, on Lynedoch farm.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-07
Forest recession: Grootkloof, Baviaans R. Valley, Bedford E. Cape
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1981-07
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Grootkloof, Bedford , Grootkloof, Bedford (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65449 , vital:28797
- Description: Caption "Trees in the r[e]lict for[e]st patch at the head of Grootkloof on Mynedoch (corrected to Lynedoch)" farm, 17 km NW Bedford town, Bedford CP. This forest has been opened up down the years.”
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- Date Issued: 1981-07
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1981-07
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Grootkloof, Bedford , Grootkloof, Bedford (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65449 , vital:28797
- Description: Caption "Trees in the r[e]lict for[e]st patch at the head of Grootkloof on Mynedoch (corrected to Lynedoch)" farm, 17 km NW Bedford town, Bedford CP. This forest has been opened up down the years.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-07
Sideroxylon inerme - Milkwood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1980-10-08
- Subjects: Sideroxylon inerme -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/120209 , vital:34859
- Description: Caption "Growing things. UPE Milkwood; A line of young milkwoods residential area of the University of Port Elzabeth campus. Thhey are being trained as standards, having been grown from seeds selected from upright forms of versatile Milkwood. Protected in nature, Milkwoods, Sideroxylon inerme, are being grown in fair numbers on the campus as they are among the relatively few trees that will accept the hard growing conditions on the sandy, limestone soil. Their crowns are being created well above the ground to form them into shade trees relatively quickly. The student in the picture, taken some time ago , is Johanna Jonker. Eastern Province Herald, Wednesday, October 8, 1980."
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- Date Issued: 1980-10-08
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1980-10-08
- Subjects: Sideroxylon inerme -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/120209 , vital:34859
- Description: Caption "Growing things. UPE Milkwood; A line of young milkwoods residential area of the University of Port Elzabeth campus. Thhey are being trained as standards, having been grown from seeds selected from upright forms of versatile Milkwood. Protected in nature, Milkwoods, Sideroxylon inerme, are being grown in fair numbers on the campus as they are among the relatively few trees that will accept the hard growing conditions on the sandy, limestone soil. Their crowns are being created well above the ground to form them into shade trees relatively quickly. The student in the picture, taken some time ago , is Johanna Jonker. Eastern Province Herald, Wednesday, October 8, 1980."
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- Date Issued: 1980-10-08
Sideroxylon inerme - Milkwood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1980-10-08
- Subjects: Sideroxylon inerme -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/120220 , vital:34860
- Description: Caption "University of Port Elizabeth campus. Milkwoods, Sideroxylon inerme, are being grown in fair numbers on campus as they are among the relatively few trees. Student Johanna Jonker photographed some time ago. Eastern Province Herald, Wednesday, October 8, 1980."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1980-10-08
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1980-10-08
- Subjects: Sideroxylon inerme -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/120220 , vital:34860
- Description: Caption "University of Port Elizabeth campus. Milkwoods, Sideroxylon inerme, are being grown in fair numbers on campus as they are among the relatively few trees. Student Johanna Jonker photographed some time ago. Eastern Province Herald, Wednesday, October 8, 1980."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1980-10-08
Podocarpus falcatus - Yellowwood
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1980-08-27
- Subjects: Podocarpus falcatus -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/122053 , vital:35203
- Description: Caption "Pride of the forest. An Outeniqua Yellowwood tower spectacularly over a clearing in the Alexandria Forest, and over botanist Mrs Noel Urton. Yellowwoods are the tallest trees of our forests and are extremely long lived. This one is probably some hundreds of years old. Magnificent tees for parks and large gardens, they are fast growing in moist conditions. One is on record as having grown to about 15 metres in 15 years from seed. E. P. Herald. 27 Aug. 1980."
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- Date Issued: 1980-08-27
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1980-08-27
- Subjects: Podocarpus falcatus -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , clippings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/122053 , vital:35203
- Description: Caption "Pride of the forest. An Outeniqua Yellowwood tower spectacularly over a clearing in the Alexandria Forest, and over botanist Mrs Noel Urton. Yellowwoods are the tallest trees of our forests and are extremely long lived. This one is probably some hundreds of years old. Magnificent tees for parks and large gardens, they are fast growing in moist conditions. One is on record as having grown to about 15 metres in 15 years from seed. E. P. Herald. 27 Aug. 1980."
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- Date Issued: 1980-08-27
Salix babylonica - Weeping willow
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1980-08-03
- Subjects: Salix babylonica -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , notes
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/120385 , vital:34886
- Description: Caption "C. J. Skead saw a very large old Weeping Willow beside what is known as the Cottage, disused house of the farm Bloemhof 18 km NE of Graaff-Reinet. 1980.08.03."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1980-08-03
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1980-08-03
- Subjects: Salix babylonica -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , notes
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/120385 , vital:34886
- Description: Caption "C. J. Skead saw a very large old Weeping Willow beside what is known as the Cottage, disused house of the farm Bloemhof 18 km NE of Graaff-Reinet. 1980.08.03."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1980-08-03