300-year-old bread palm will be moved
- Argus (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Authors: Argus (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Date: 1956-08-05
- Subjects: Encephalartos -- South Africa -- Photographs , Cycadaceae -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/75779 , vital:30464
- Description: Newspaper article: "A 300-year-old bread palm in the grounds of Government House, believed to be the oldest imported tree in the Union, is soon to be moved to make room for additions to the buildings of Parliament.”
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1956-08-05
- Authors: Argus (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Date: 1956-08-05
- Subjects: Encephalartos -- South Africa -- Photographs , Cycadaceae -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/75779 , vital:30464
- Description: Newspaper article: "A 300-year-old bread palm in the grounds of Government House, believed to be the oldest imported tree in the Union, is soon to be moved to make room for additions to the buildings of Parliament.”
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1956-08-05
Bold man saves tree
- Babiana
- Authors: Babiana
- Date: 1972-07-19
- Subjects: Trees -- Nelspruit, South Africa , Acacia karroo -- South Africa -- Nelspruit
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71750 , vital:29947
- Description: Newspaper article: "Bold man saves tree”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1972-07-19
- Authors: Babiana
- Date: 1972-07-19
- Subjects: Trees -- Nelspruit, South Africa , Acacia karroo -- South Africa -- Nelspruit
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71750 , vital:29947
- Description: Newspaper article: "Bold man saves tree”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1972-07-19
Starting again with tree landmarks
- Babiana
- Authors: Babiana
- Date: 1972-09-06
- Subjects: Ficus (Plants) -- South Africa -- Photographs , Fig -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/73084 , vital:30151
- Description: Newspaper article: "This huge Moreton Bay wild fig tree in the Port Elizabeth Club grounds (the tree with the biggest spread in the city?) is no doubt one of the "nice lot of seedlings" raised from seed in 1882 by Mr John Wilson. Four were planted in the corners of Trinder Square when it was laid out as a garden in 1888. As the ohter Ficus macrophylla seedlings were distributed "far and wide," the great landmark trees at the corner of Main Road and 17th Avenue, Walmer, were probably from the same lot. (Macro-phylla means long-leafed of big-leafed.)"
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1972-09-06
- Authors: Babiana
- Date: 1972-09-06
- Subjects: Ficus (Plants) -- South Africa -- Photographs , Fig -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/73084 , vital:30151
- Description: Newspaper article: "This huge Moreton Bay wild fig tree in the Port Elizabeth Club grounds (the tree with the biggest spread in the city?) is no doubt one of the "nice lot of seedlings" raised from seed in 1882 by Mr John Wilson. Four were planted in the corners of Trinder Square when it was laid out as a garden in 1888. As the ohter Ficus macrophylla seedlings were distributed "far and wide," the great landmark trees at the corner of Main Road and 17th Avenue, Walmer, were probably from the same lot. (Macro-phylla means long-leafed of big-leafed.)"
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1972-09-06
The old and the new at Seymour
- Daily Dispatch (East London, South Africa)
- Authors: Daily Dispatch (East London, South Africa)
- Date: 1960-07-21
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Seymour (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65562 , vital:28813
- Description: Newspaper article: "The old and the new at Seymour. This oak tree is believed to have been planted in 1853 on the founding of the town. Next to it stand newly planted poles to carry ESCOM electric power to the inhabitants. Gangs of construction workers are erecting the power lines and the first line in the town has about been completed. Private contractors are wiring dwellings. To start with there will be more than 20 consumers who will be connected up to the distribution lines. Distribution will be undertaken by ESCOM.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1960-07-21
- Authors: Daily Dispatch (East London, South Africa)
- Date: 1960-07-21
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Seymour (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65562 , vital:28813
- Description: Newspaper article: "The old and the new at Seymour. This oak tree is believed to have been planted in 1853 on the founding of the town. Next to it stand newly planted poles to carry ESCOM electric power to the inhabitants. Gangs of construction workers are erecting the power lines and the first line in the town has about been completed. Private contractors are wiring dwellings. To start with there will be more than 20 consumers who will be connected up to the distribution lines. Distribution will be undertaken by ESCOM.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1960-07-21
Fearless woman remembered
- Daily Dispatch (East London, South Africa)
- Authors: Daily Dispatch (East London, South Africa)
- Date: 1958-08-15
- Subjects: South Africa -- History -- Frontier Wars, 1811-1878 , Grahamstown (South Africa) -- History
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71911 , vital:29974
- Description: Newspaper article: "Fearless woman remembered. A beautiful monument in Grahamstown, shown in this picture above, was erected to commemorate an act of outstanding bravery by a woman during the battle of Grahamstown in 1819. She was Elizabeth Margaret Salt who, with her husband Sergeant Salt, was among those besieged in Fort England, which was surrounded by hordes of Kafirs.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958-08-15
- Authors: Daily Dispatch (East London, South Africa)
- Date: 1958-08-15
- Subjects: South Africa -- History -- Frontier Wars, 1811-1878 , Grahamstown (South Africa) -- History
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71911 , vital:29974
- Description: Newspaper article: "Fearless woman remembered. A beautiful monument in Grahamstown, shown in this picture above, was erected to commemorate an act of outstanding bravery by a woman during the battle of Grahamstown in 1819. She was Elizabeth Margaret Salt who, with her husband Sergeant Salt, was among those besieged in Fort England, which was surrounded by hordes of Kafirs.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958-08-15
Mr. Orpen's tree: a landmark that is older than E.L. Municipality
- Authors: Driffield, H H
- Date: 1959-04-15
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa , East London (South Africa) , Araucariaceae -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65584 , vital:28815
- Description: Newspaper article extract: "One of the best-known landmarks in East London is the Norfolk Island pine growing beside the West Bank post office in Bank Street, opposite Prince Alfred's Park. To almost every person travelling southward down Oxford Street on any clear day the tree has the appearance of the mast and yards of an old-time sailing vessel making for Buffalo Harbour under bare poles. In the days long ago, when East London consisted of the West Bank and very little else, the building now used as a post office on that side of the Buffalo River served as the Court-house, Customs and Revenue Office.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959-04-15
- Authors: Driffield, H H
- Date: 1959-04-15
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa , East London (South Africa) , Araucariaceae -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65584 , vital:28815
- Description: Newspaper article extract: "One of the best-known landmarks in East London is the Norfolk Island pine growing beside the West Bank post office in Bank Street, opposite Prince Alfred's Park. To almost every person travelling southward down Oxford Street on any clear day the tree has the appearance of the mast and yards of an old-time sailing vessel making for Buffalo Harbour under bare poles. In the days long ago, when East London consisted of the West Bank and very little else, the building now used as a post office on that side of the Buffalo River served as the Court-house, Customs and Revenue Office.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959-04-15
Thorn tree of Jock of the Bushveld
- Authors: Eastern Province Herald
- Date: 1959-05-22
- Subjects: South Africa -- Folklore , Trees -- Mozambique -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/72038 , vital:29990
- Description: Newspaper article: "This thorn tree, standing in the heart of Lourenco Marques business district, is reputed to be over 100 years old. Legend says it is the tree under which transport riders from the Transvaal used to outspan after the long trek to Delgoa Bay. It is also claimed as the tree under which Sir Percy Fitzpatrick and his immortal Jock camped before leaving for the interior.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959-05-22
- Authors: Eastern Province Herald
- Date: 1959-05-22
- Subjects: South Africa -- Folklore , Trees -- Mozambique -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/72038 , vital:29990
- Description: Newspaper article: "This thorn tree, standing in the heart of Lourenco Marques business district, is reputed to be over 100 years old. Legend says it is the tree under which transport riders from the Transvaal used to outspan after the long trek to Delgoa Bay. It is also claimed as the tree under which Sir Percy Fitzpatrick and his immortal Jock camped before leaving for the interior.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959-05-22
Sit under oak and think of our ancestors
- Authors: Harradine, Margaret
- Date: 1980-06-25
- Subjects: Trees -- Port Elizabeth, South Africa , Oak trees -- Port Elizabeth, South Africa , Adler, Nathaniel , Birt, W
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71858 , vital:29956
- Description: Newspaper article: "Sit under oak and think of our ancestors”.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1980-06-25
- Authors: Harradine, Margaret
- Date: 1980-06-25
- Subjects: Trees -- Port Elizabeth, South Africa , Oak trees -- Port Elizabeth, South Africa , Adler, Nathaniel , Birt, W
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71858 , vital:29956
- Description: Newspaper article: "Sit under oak and think of our ancestors”.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1980-06-25
Tree may be made a monument
- Authors: Herald correspondent
- Date: 1971-02-17
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Cradock -- Photographs , Oak trees -- South Africa -- Cradock -- Photographs , Scanlan, Thomas
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71876 , vital:29959
- Description: Newspaper article: "Tree may be made a monument”.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1971-02-17
- Authors: Herald correspondent
- Date: 1971-02-17
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Cradock -- Photographs , Oak trees -- South Africa -- Cradock -- Photographs , Scanlan, Thomas
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71876 , vital:29959
- Description: Newspaper article: "Tree may be made a monument”.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1971-02-17
Gumtree 130 years old
- Authors: Jacot Guillarmod, Amy
- Date: 1985-03-01
- Subjects: Trees -- Grahamstown, South Africa , Eucalyptus robusta -- Grahamstown, South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65851 , vital:28847
- Description: Newspaper article: "Gumtree 130 years old.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985-03-01
- Authors: Jacot Guillarmod, Amy
- Date: 1985-03-01
- Subjects: Trees -- Grahamstown, South Africa , Eucalyptus robusta -- Grahamstown, South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65851 , vital:28847
- Description: Newspaper article: "Gumtree 130 years old.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985-03-01
Kileleshwa: A tale of love, betrayal and corruption in Kenya
- Authors: Juma, Laurence
- Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/129196 , vital:36243 , ISBN 9789956616350 , http://www.africanbookscollective.com/books/kileleshwa-a-tale-of-love-betrayal-and-corruption-in-kenya
- Description: When Sembe discovers that Amu, her husband of fifteen years, is having an affair with another woman, she moves out of the matrimonial home, but is persuaded to return by relatives and friends. However, a few months later, when Amu comes home to reveal that his mistress is pregnant with his child, everything crumbles. Kileleshwa is a tale of love, betrayal and corruption, set on a background of ethnic incongruity, political uncertainty and very difficult economic times.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010
- Authors: Juma, Laurence
- Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/129196 , vital:36243 , ISBN 9789956616350 , http://www.africanbookscollective.com/books/kileleshwa-a-tale-of-love-betrayal-and-corruption-in-kenya
- Description: When Sembe discovers that Amu, her husband of fifteen years, is having an affair with another woman, she moves out of the matrimonial home, but is persuaded to return by relatives and friends. However, a few months later, when Amu comes home to reveal that his mistress is pregnant with his child, everything crumbles. Kileleshwa is a tale of love, betrayal and corruption, set on a background of ethnic incongruity, political uncertainty and very difficult economic times.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2010
Old tree 'chopped' by age and insects
- Authors: Matthews, Ray
- Date: 1969-11-24
- Subjects: Acacia karroo -- South Africa -- Pietermaritzburg , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71921 , vital:29976
- Description: Newspaper article: "Old tree chopped by age and insects. Age and insects have put and end to one of Maritzburg's national monuments. An acacia mimosa tree that stood in the centre lawn of the Parkside home of the Administrator of Natal since about 1800, has been chopped down for safety reasons. The stately old tree was National Monument and the plaque on the stump reads: Monuments Commission. Around this tree, Commandant A. W. J. Pretorius, member of the Volksraad and the Burgers of the Republic Natalia decided by a majority on July 5, 1842, to accept British rule.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1969-11-24
- Authors: Matthews, Ray
- Date: 1969-11-24
- Subjects: Acacia karroo -- South Africa -- Pietermaritzburg , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71921 , vital:29976
- Description: Newspaper article: "Old tree chopped by age and insects. Age and insects have put and end to one of Maritzburg's national monuments. An acacia mimosa tree that stood in the centre lawn of the Parkside home of the Administrator of Natal since about 1800, has been chopped down for safety reasons. The stately old tree was National Monument and the plaque on the stump reads: Monuments Commission. Around this tree, Commandant A. W. J. Pretorius, member of the Volksraad and the Burgers of the Republic Natalia decided by a majority on July 5, 1842, to accept British rule.”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1969-11-24
Place of Knowledge
- Rhodes University Development & Alumni Relations Division
- Authors: Rhodes University Development & Alumni Relations Division
- Date: 2013
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:7950 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013054
- Description: [From Introduction] How it all began. The dream of the new library began with the late Margaret Kenyon. Initially joining the library staff in 1982 as a cataloguer. she was appointed to the position of University Librarian in April 2001. It was through her initiative as Head of Cataloguing that Rhodes became the first library in South Africa to create hyperlinks on OPAC records to material also available in electronic format. She was an initiator of the Rhodes eResearch Repository (ReRR) which was among the first open access institutional repositories in South Africa. She also started the LibQUAL survey and while the old library scored well on service and information, it failed dismally on place. The pattern of student use had changed and there was no space for discussion areas to accommodate peer learning and group work. With student numbers having grown to 6200 and academic staff to 300, the library could only seat 10 percent of its users. It was Mrs Kenyon who contacted Geoff de Wet, Architect and Director of the Physical Planning Unit at UCT, and arranged for him to visit the Rhodes Library. It was a great tragedy that she did not see the seed that she had planted come to fruition. The ever changing demands for versatile workspaces that are responsive to evolving patterns of teaching, learning and research require a completely new approach to university libraries. We are thrilled to have seen the Rhodes University Library evolve from humble beginnings in a single room in the old Drostdy building into its grand position as a highly technological facility today. , Indawo Yolwazi (place of knowledge) in pursuit of excellence in teaching, research and community engagement.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2013
- Authors: Rhodes University Development & Alumni Relations Division
- Date: 2013
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:7950 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013054
- Description: [From Introduction] How it all began. The dream of the new library began with the late Margaret Kenyon. Initially joining the library staff in 1982 as a cataloguer. she was appointed to the position of University Librarian in April 2001. It was through her initiative as Head of Cataloguing that Rhodes became the first library in South Africa to create hyperlinks on OPAC records to material also available in electronic format. She was an initiator of the Rhodes eResearch Repository (ReRR) which was among the first open access institutional repositories in South Africa. She also started the LibQUAL survey and while the old library scored well on service and information, it failed dismally on place. The pattern of student use had changed and there was no space for discussion areas to accommodate peer learning and group work. With student numbers having grown to 6200 and academic staff to 300, the library could only seat 10 percent of its users. It was Mrs Kenyon who contacted Geoff de Wet, Architect and Director of the Physical Planning Unit at UCT, and arranged for him to visit the Rhodes Library. It was a great tragedy that she did not see the seed that she had planted come to fruition. The ever changing demands for versatile workspaces that are responsive to evolving patterns of teaching, learning and research require a completely new approach to university libraries. We are thrilled to have seen the Rhodes University Library evolve from humble beginnings in a single room in the old Drostdy building into its grand position as a highly technological facility today. , Indawo Yolwazi (place of knowledge) in pursuit of excellence in teaching, research and community engagement.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2013
The twin pines of Kenton
- Authors: Robinson, Tony
- Date: 1970-11-27
- Subjects: Araucariaceae -- South Africa –- Kenton-on-Sea -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa –- Kenton-on-Sea -- Photographs , Butt, Charlie
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71888 , vital:29961
- Description: Newspaper article: "The twin pines of Kenton”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1970-11-27
- Authors: Robinson, Tony
- Date: 1970-11-27
- Subjects: Araucariaceae -- South Africa –- Kenton-on-Sea -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa –- Kenton-on-Sea -- Photographs , Butt, Charlie
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71888 , vital:29961
- Description: Newspaper article: "The twin pines of Kenton”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1970-11-27
Ficus sansibarica - Wild Fig
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1963-09
- Subjects: Ficus sansibarica -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/121440 , vital:35100
- Description: Caption "The main stem of this big wild fig at Bathurst town showing how close to the ground the branches start to spread. Sept. 1963. Planted in 1918. One large branch broke off in 1975. A large branch broke off in 1983. The rest were cut back to the main trunk. Were re-shooting 1984."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963-09
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1963-09
- Subjects: Ficus sansibarica -- South Africa -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/121440 , vital:35100
- Description: Caption "The main stem of this big wild fig at Bathurst town showing how close to the ground the branches start to spread. Sept. 1963. Planted in 1918. One large branch broke off in 1975. A large branch broke off in 1983. The rest were cut back to the main trunk. Were re-shooting 1984."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963-09
Garden giants 100 years old
- Authors: South African Digest
- Date: 1984-03-23
- Subjects: Ficus (Plants) -- South Africa -- Photographs , Fig -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/74190 , vital:30272
- Description: Newspaper article: A living landmark in Pietermaritzburg's history, a grove of trees in the heart of the Botanic Gardens, is 100 years old this year. These gnarled giants, all planted in 1884 or earlier, are "probably the most representative selection of exotic trees in South Africa". according to the curator of the Gardens, Mr Brian Tarr. He sees education as the real function of a botanical garden. Picture: Mr Tarr among the roots of a giant Morton Bay fig planted more than 100 years ago. The Natal Witness. S.A.Digest. 1984-03-23.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1984-03-23
- Authors: South African Digest
- Date: 1984-03-23
- Subjects: Ficus (Plants) -- South Africa -- Photographs , Fig -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/74190 , vital:30272
- Description: Newspaper article: A living landmark in Pietermaritzburg's history, a grove of trees in the heart of the Botanic Gardens, is 100 years old this year. These gnarled giants, all planted in 1884 or earlier, are "probably the most representative selection of exotic trees in South Africa". according to the curator of the Gardens, Mr Brian Tarr. He sees education as the real function of a botanical garden. Picture: Mr Tarr among the roots of a giant Morton Bay fig planted more than 100 years ago. The Natal Witness. S.A.Digest. 1984-03-23.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1984-03-23
Cycads plundered
- Authors: South African digest
- Date: 1979-06-08
- Subjects: Cycads -- South Africa -- Pictorial works
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/73064 , vital:30148
- Description: Newspaper article: "Cycads, South Africa's precious living fossils, are being stolen and sold to smart-set gardeners in South Africa, Japan and the United States reports The Daily News. Plants of one rare species, Encephelatus Woodii, have been offered for sale in the United States for R5 000. Botanists say cycads sell for R26 a centimeter overseas, so that a waist-high plant fetches about R2 500. Cycads are very slow-growing. Plants germinated 12 years ago at the Natal Botanical Gardens have a stem the size of a small football. Hence plants of a reasonable size may be hundreds of years old, while the rootstock from which the plants grow may be thousands of years old. There are 28 species in South Africa and seven occur in Natal. They are known in Afrikaans as Broodboom (bread tree) because Hottentots were said to make bread from the pith, after it had been left to rot for two months. A spokesman for the Natal Parks Board said the authorities could not prevent exploitation. Convictions for removing protected plants were difficult to obtain as it was almost impossible to prove where the plants came from unless the culprits were caught red-handed. When found to be in illegal possession, plants ere confiscated and planted out.Miss Jane Baxter, Natal Parks Board public relations officer, dwarfed by a giant cycad, Encephelatus Natalensis. This fine plant is thought to be between 150 and 200 years old. The Daily News. S. A. Digest. 8 June 1979."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1979-06-08
- Authors: South African digest
- Date: 1979-06-08
- Subjects: Cycads -- South Africa -- Pictorial works
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/73064 , vital:30148
- Description: Newspaper article: "Cycads, South Africa's precious living fossils, are being stolen and sold to smart-set gardeners in South Africa, Japan and the United States reports The Daily News. Plants of one rare species, Encephelatus Woodii, have been offered for sale in the United States for R5 000. Botanists say cycads sell for R26 a centimeter overseas, so that a waist-high plant fetches about R2 500. Cycads are very slow-growing. Plants germinated 12 years ago at the Natal Botanical Gardens have a stem the size of a small football. Hence plants of a reasonable size may be hundreds of years old, while the rootstock from which the plants grow may be thousands of years old. There are 28 species in South Africa and seven occur in Natal. They are known in Afrikaans as Broodboom (bread tree) because Hottentots were said to make bread from the pith, after it had been left to rot for two months. A spokesman for the Natal Parks Board said the authorities could not prevent exploitation. Convictions for removing protected plants were difficult to obtain as it was almost impossible to prove where the plants came from unless the culprits were caught red-handed. When found to be in illegal possession, plants ere confiscated and planted out.Miss Jane Baxter, Natal Parks Board public relations officer, dwarfed by a giant cycad, Encephelatus Natalensis. This fine plant is thought to be between 150 and 200 years old. The Daily News. S. A. Digest. 8 June 1979."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1979-06-08
Steeped in mystery
- The Star
- Authors: The Star
- Date: 197u
- Subjects: Adansonia digitata -- South Africa , Trees -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71981 , vital:29982
- Description: Newspaper article published in The Star, ca. 1970 detailing the massive baobab tree, Muri Kunguluwa, found in South Africa
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 197u
- Authors: The Star
- Date: 197u
- Subjects: Adansonia digitata -- South Africa , Trees -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71981 , vital:29982
- Description: Newspaper article published in The Star, ca. 1970 detailing the massive baobab tree, Muri Kunguluwa, found in South Africa
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 197u
Historic tree was just a nuisance
- Authors: Turpin, Eric
- Date: 1965-09-29
- Subjects: Trees -- Grahamstown, South Africa , Grahamstown (South Africa) -- History , Acacia karroo -- South Africa -- Nelspruit
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109209 , vital:33098
- Description: Newspaper article: "Historic tree was just a nuicance” discussion the removal of the mimosa tree in High Street, Grahamstown. This tree is believed to be the tree that Colonel Graham was resting under, when he decided to establish the town in the vicinity.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1965-09-29
- Authors: Turpin, Eric
- Date: 1965-09-29
- Subjects: Trees -- Grahamstown, South Africa , Grahamstown (South Africa) -- History , Acacia karroo -- South Africa -- Nelspruit
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109209 , vital:33098
- Description: Newspaper article: "Historic tree was just a nuicance” discussion the removal of the mimosa tree in High Street, Grahamstown. This tree is believed to be the tree that Colonel Graham was resting under, when he decided to establish the town in the vicinity.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1965-09-29
SA tree 250 years old
- Date: 1980-08-06
- Subjects: Trees -- Citrusdal, South Africa , Orange trees -- Citrusdal, South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71771 , vital:29949
- Description: Newspaper article: "SA tree 250 years old”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1980-08-06
- Date: 1980-08-06
- Subjects: Trees -- Citrusdal, South Africa , Orange trees -- Citrusdal, South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , clippings , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71771 , vital:29949
- Description: Newspaper article: "SA tree 250 years old”
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1980-08-06