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GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

No. 733 16 September 2011

INVITATION TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED LIST OF PARTICULAR TREES AND PARTICULAR GROUPS OF TREES "CHAMPION TREES" UNDER SECTION 12(1) (A) AND (B) OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 84 OF 1998)

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries intends to declare a particular list of trees "Champion Trees" as set out in the attached Schedule protected under Section 12 (1) (a) and (b) of the National Forests Act, 1998. This list will be added to the existing list of declared Champion Trees.

In terms of Section 13 (1} (a} of the said Act, interested and affected parties are invited to submit written comments on the proposed list within 60 days of the publication of this notice.

Comments must be submitted to-

Shumani Dzivhani Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Private Bag X 313, Pretoria, 0001

Telephone number: 012 336 6532

SCHEDULE A

Tree Species I Other common General Description Location w 0::w Wzm Tree Name names (Province, district, .....o::o:e _:::1 farm/town, suburb, street) zl-z o

1 Adansonia Kremetart (A) I Seboi Largest indigenous tree of Zwigodini, Vendaland digltata (Baobab) (Sep) I Mowana (Set) , and habitat of Limpopo Province Sagole Tree, /Muvhuyu (V) a colony of rare mottled s 22° 30' 0.078" also known as spinetail swallows. E 30° 37' 59.592" Muvhuyu wa Makhadzi 3 Ficus salicifolia Wonderboomvy (A) Largest Wonderboom fig. Wonderboom Park, Pretoria (Wonderboom Old (about 1000 years) and (Tshwane metropolitan area) fig) historic - Ox wagon "The Pretoria outspan area in earlier s 25° 41' 14.037" Wonder boom years, and legend that a E 28° 11' 30.512" fig" local chief buried under the tree gives the tree its growing power. 6 No.34595 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16 SEPTEMBER 2011

4 Breonadia Mingerhout (A) I Largest Matumi tree in Amorentia Estate, Politsi saficina Mohlome (Sep) I South Africa. Valley, Modjadjiskloof (Matumi) Mutulume (Set) Limpopo Province One of a trio of s 23° 45' 53.235" trees dubbed the E 30° 2' 55. 715" Three Queens of Amorentia 5 Adansonia Kremetart (A) I Seboi Very large baobab and Sunland farm, Platland, digital a (Sep) I Mowana (Set well-known tourist Modjadjiskloof, (Baobab) attraction. Limpopo Province Platland Tree s 23° 37' 15.760" (also known as E 30° 11' 52.606" the Sunland Baobab) 8 Ficus sycomorus Gewone trosvy (A) Second largest cluster fig in Excellence farm, Mica (Common cluster South Africa. Limpopo Province fig) s 24° 10' 6.600" E 30° 51' 13.284" 10 Podocarpus Outeniekwa geelhout Largest accessible Diepwalle State forest, falcatus (A) 1 Mogobagoba Outeniqua yellowwood in Knysna (Outeniqua (Sep) I Umkhoba (X) South Africa. Western Cape yellowwood) I Umsonti (Z) s 33° 57' 24.048" King Edward VII E 23° 9' 8.712" Tree 15. Breonadia Mingerhout (A) I Second largest Matumi tree Amorentia Estate, Politsi salicina Mohlome (Sep) I in South Africa. Valley (Matumi) Mutulume (Set) Modjadjiskloof One of a trio of Limpopo Province trees dubbed the s 23° 46' 3.791" Three Queens of E 30° 2' 52.314" Amorentia 27 Ficus po/ita Hartblaarvy (A) Largest Wild rubber fig in Eden Park, Umtentweni subsp. polita Umkhiwane (Z) South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal (Wild rubber fig) s 30° 42' 35.380" Umtentweni E 30° 28' 10.962" Rubber Fig 29. Eucalyptus Salignabloekom (A) Stand of Eucalyptus trees Woodbush Plantation, saligna planted in 1906 by forestry Haenertsburg (Sydney pioneer A.K. Eastwood, Limpopo Province bluegum) including the two tallest s 23° 50' 46.381" The Twin Giants trees in South Africa and E 29° 59' 2.811" of Magoebas- Africa. kloof and surrounding grove 31. Sideroxylon Melkhout (A) I Largest milkwood in South Langbos farm inerme Ximfana (X) I Africa, estimated to be 8 km northwest of Stilbaai (milkwood) Umakhwelafingqane about 1000 years old Western Cape Grandfather (Z) s 34° 22' 16.945" Tree of Still Bay E 21° 18' 58.682" 32. Sideroxylon Melkhout (A) I Historic tree believed to Dias Museum. Mossel Bay inerme Ximfana (X) I have been the tree in which Western Cape (milkwood) Umakhwelafingqane an old shoe was placed for s 34° 10' 49.703" Mossel Bay Post (Z) exchange of messages by E 22° 8' 28.573" Office Tree Portuguese seafarers in the 1 16 h century . STAATSKOERANT, 16 SEPTEMBER 2011 No. 34595 7

33. Cinnamomum Kanferboom (A) Historic trees planted more Vergelegen Estate, Somerset camphora than 3 centuries ago by West (Camphor tree) Governor W A van der Stel Western Cape The Vergelegen - very large trees with large s 34° 4' 37.091" Camphor Trees landscape impact. E 18° 53' 23.012" 34. Eucalyptus Bloekom en ander Arboretum of historic The Tokai arboretum situated sa/igna & a large spesies (A) significance with trees in the Tokai State forest, as variety of other planted there since 1885. proclaimed in 1985 under the tree species Laid out by Joseph Storr War Graves and National (Sydney Lister at the beginning of Monuments Act of 1969 (Act bluegum etc) the forestry industry. A No 28 of 1969)- now major landmark and replaced by the National Tokai arboretum recreation area, and world Heritage Resources Act of - all mature trees famous among botanists, 1999 (Act No 25 of 1999) horticulturists and s 34° 3' 42.840" sylviculturists .. E 18° 24' 48.020" 36. Platanus Plataan (A) Tree avenue of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical acerifolia exceptionally old plane Gardens, Pietermaritzburg (London plane) trees - of historic value - KwaZulu-Natal Marriot's Avenue planted in 1908 by Mr WE s 29° 36' 22.780" Marriot (curator). The trees E 30° 20' 49.810" are a central landscape feature of the botanical _gardens. 45. Eucalyptus Grysysterbas- Arboretum or sample plot of Middelkop Plantation, paniculata, E bloekom (A) large Eucalyptus trees Haenertsburg maculata, &E Gevlektebloekom (A) planted in the 1930s and Limpopo Province microcorys (Grey Kersvetbloekom (A) protected to commemorate s 23° 49' 15.732" ironbark, Spotted the Commonwealth E 30° 4' 0.466" gum & Tallow Forestry Conference of gum), 1935. Commonwealth plantation 46. Eucalyptus Salignabloekom (A) Stand of tall trees eucalypt Westfalia Estate, Tzaneen sa ligna trees planted in 1933 by the Limpopo Province (Sydney eminent Dr Hans s 23° 43' 52.812" bluegum) Merensky. E 30° 6' 31.027" Westfalia Showblock 49. Araucaria Norfolkeiland den (A) Tallest Norfolk Island Pine Theological Seminary, heterophy/la planted in 1826 by wife of Stellenbosch University, (Norfolk Island the last landdrost of Stellenbosch Pine) Stellenbosch. Western Cape The Kweekskool s 33° 56' 19.366" Araucaria E 18° 51' 50.959" 50. Eucalyptus Rooibloekom (A) Planted in 1880. Prominent Bergzicht market square, camaldulensis tree providing shade for an Stellenbosch (River red gum) entire informal market. Western Cape Bergzicht Market s 33° 55' 57.464" Tree E 18° 51' 30.325" 51. Quercus robur Engelse Eik (A) Planted in 1812. One of 6 Ryneveld Street, (English oak) only 5 oak trees remaining Stellenbosch The Ryneveld from the previous Western Cape Oak generation of planted oak s 33° 56' 17.868" trees. E 18° 51' 47.003" 8 No. 34595 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16 SEPTEMBER 2011

60. Quercus robur Engelse Elk (A) One of the biggest oaks in Zandvliet Delta Farm, (English oak) the district, located at a Franschoek The Zandvliet historic farmhouse of an old Western Cape Oak wine estate. s 33° 51' 47.216" E 18° 59' 23.869" 61. Populus nigra ltaliaanse populier The tree stands at the site C/o Lothbury & Fawley (Lombardy (A} where Ruth Fischer, Street, , poplar) daughter of Braam Fischer Gauteng The Ruth (a prominent founder s 26° 10' 56.038" Fischer Tree member of the SA E 28° 0' 23.957" Communist Party) ran a safe house for fugitives from the security forces. The tree served as landmark for those seeking refuge in this safe house. 82. Podocarpus Outeniekwa geelhout One of the most accessible Storms River State forest, falacatus (A) I MogObagOba and famous big trees in Storms River (Outeniqua (Sep) I Umkhoba (X) Tsitsikamma forest. Visited Eastern Cape yellowwood) I Umsonti (Z) by more than 80 000 s 33° 57' 53.411" Tsitsikamma Big tourists each year. E 23° 53' 58.325" Tree 83. Podocarpus Outeniekwa geelhout One of the largest Bergplaas State forest, falcatus (A) I MogObagOba yellowwoods in the Knysna Collin's Hoek (Outeniqua (Sep) I Umkhoba (X) forests, receiving Western Cape yellowwood) I Umsonti (Z) substantial numbers of s 33° 56' 4.094" Woodville Big visitors. E 22° 38' 37.512" Tree 84. Podocarpus Outeniekwa geelhout One of the largest trees in Auckland Nature Reserve falcatus (A) I Mog6bag6ba Eastern Cape, known as Keiskamma State forest (Outeniqua (Sep) I Umkhoba (X) the Eastern monarch, and Hogsback yellowwood) I Umsonti (Z) located next to the Tyume Eastern Cape Eastern Monarch hiking trail. s 32° 36' 7.991" E 26° 56' 39.738" 85. Podocarpus Outeniekwa geelhout Landmark tree towering Goudveld State Forest, fa teat us I MogObagOba (Sep) above the forest, and the Garden Route National Park (Outeniqua I Umkhoba (X) I site of a memorial to writer Western Cape yellowwood) Umsonti (Z} Dalene Matthea. s 33° 55' 0.060" The Dalene E 22° 57' 28.260" Matthea Big Tree (previously known as Krisjan se Nek Big Tree) 95 Quercus robur Engelse Eik (A) The first individual tree 8 Berthastreet, Sophiatown (English oak) proclaimed as protected Johannesburg Sophiatown Oak under the National Forests Gauteng Act. Was mutilated and s 26° 10' 48.131" died, but the site is still of E 27° 58' 48.553" historic significance. Tree was part of the history of Sophiatown and the struggle against the forced removal of the community in the 1950s. STAATSKOERANT, 16 SEPTEMBER 2011 No.34595 9

96 Breonadia Mingerhout (A) I Third Largest Matumi tree Amorentia Estate, Mooketsi salicina Mohlome (Sep) I in South Africa (forms part Valley I (Matumi) Mutu-lume (Set) of a trio of large Matumi Limpopo Province i One of a trio of trees). s 23° 46' 7.716" trees dubbed the E 30° 2' 51.336" Three Queens of Amorentia 99 Eucalyptus Rooiblombloekom Very large and attractive Ida's Valley Homestead, ficifolia ! (A) tree, estimated to be more Stellenbosch District I (Red flowering than 2 centuries old. A Western Cape gum) landmark on an old historic s 33° 54' 54.896" The Ida's Valley farm. E 18° 53' 14.523" Princess

109 Quercus robur Engelse eik (A) The largest and perhaps Kirchmont Heights, 4 (English Oak) the oldest Oak tree in Koelenhof Road, The Johannes- Gauteng, and an Extension 19 burg Oak impressive landmark. Johannesburg Gauteng s 26° 9' 57.774" E 27° 57' 32.951" I 117 Pyrus communis Gewone peer (A) Tree brought from the Company's Garden, Cape (Saffron pear) Netherlands as seedling Town Company's and planted in the Western Cape Garden Pear Company's Gardens about s 33° 55' 35.062" Tree 3 centuries ago, and thus E 18° 25' 1.907" the oldest surviving fruit tree in the country. 123 Ficus Australiaanse Largest tree in Western Arderne Gardens, Claremont macrophylla baniaan (A) Cape according to size Cape Town (Moreton Bay index, planted more than a Western Cape fig) century ago by John s 33° 59' 14.244" The Arderne Fig Arderne and his son. E 18° 27' 53.352" Tree 124 Auraucaria Norfolkeiland den (A) Exceptionally tall tree, even Arderne Gardens, Claremont heterophyl!a for its kind, planted more Cape Town (Norfolk Island than a century ago by John Western Cape Pine) Arderne and his son. s 33° 59' 14.244" The Arderne E 18° 27' 53.352" Tower Tree 128 Eucalyptus Karriebloekom (A) Tallest stand of Karri gum Kruisfontein State Forest diversicolor in the country, planted in Harkerville, (Karri gum) 1922. Western Cape ! Brackenhill Gum s 34° 2' 22.488" Trees E 23° 8' 37.788"

131 Casuarina Kasuarisboom {A) Lane of large casuarinas Municipal Recreation cunninghamia planted in the 1860s by grounds, (Beefwood) Charles Scanlen. Cradock Scanlen's Lane Eastern Cape s 32° 9' 47.243" E 25° 36' 49.187'' 133 Quercus robur Engelse eik (A) Oak tree planted 3 Vergelegen Estate, Somerset (English Oak) centuries ago - largest and West, Van der Stel's oldest oak tree in the Western Cape Oak Tree country. s 34° 4' 33.088" ! E 18° 53' 22.274" I

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135 Eucalyptus Salignabloekom (A) ! Very tall tree lane -planted Woodbush Plantation, saligna ~ around 1920 by forestry Haenertsburg, I (Sydney pioneer AJ O'Connor. Limpopo Province bluegum) Landmark visible from s 23° 51' 3.675" The 'O'Connor various viewpoints. E 29° 59' 13. 790" tree lane Situated next to O'Connor's memorial. 137 Quercus suber Kurkeik (A) 1 One of the largest and Arderne Gardens, Claremont (Cork oak) oldest trees in Arderne Cape Town The Arderne Gardens, planted more Western Cape Cork Oak than a century ago by John s 33° 59' 14.244" Arderne and his son. E 18° 27' 53.352"

138 Quercis cerris Turkse eik (A) One of the largest and Arderne Gardens, Claremont (Turkey oak) oldest trees in Arderne Cape Town The Arderne Gardens, planted more Western Cape Turkey Oak ' than a century ago by John s 33° 59' 14.244" i Arderne and his son. E 18° 27' 53.352"

139 Pinus halepensis Aleppoden (A) One of the largest and Arderne Gardens, (Aleppo pine) oldest trees in Arderne Claremont, Cape Town The Arderne Gardens, planted more Western Cape Pine than a century ago by John s 33° 59' 14.244" Arderne and his son. E 18° 27' 53.352"

140 Agathis robusta Queenslandse One of the largest and Arderne Gardens, (Queensland kauri (A) oldest trees in Arderne Claremont, Cape Town kauri) 1 Gardens, planted more Western Cape The Arderne than a century ago by John s 33° 59' 14.244" Kauri Arderne and his son. E 18° 27' 53.352"

142 Eucalyptus Bergessebloekom The biggest trees Benvie Farm, New Hanover regnans (A) measured in KwaZulu-Natal Kwazulu-Natal (Mountain ash) midlands to date. Situated s 29° 15' 52.766" The Benvie on the scenic Benvie E 30° 22' 7.295" Mountain Ash arboretum established by Scottish emigrant John Geekie more than 80 years ago. 150 Pinus radiata Radiataden (A) Tallest pine tree in the lsidenge State forest (Monterey pine) Eastern Cape. Planted in Eastern Cape The lsidenge the late 1880s by forest s 32° 40' 2.419" Sentinel workers as part of an early E 27° 16' 45.092" tree plantation. 152 Eucalyptus Lemoenbloekom (A) Very attractive group of big Campus of Paul Roos citriodora trees in scenic setting on Gymnasium (Lemon-scented the campus grounds. Welgelegen gum) Stellenbosch The Paul Roos Western Cape Gymnasium s 33 ° 56' 25.692" Lane I E 18° 51' 53.278" STAATSKOERANT, 16 SEPTEMBER 2011 No. 34595 11

153 Quercus robur Engelse eik (A) Large oak tree on farmyard Bonniemile Stellenbosch (English oak) next to the original wagon Western Cape The Bonniemile route linking Stellenbosch s 33 ° 57' 6.867" Oak with Cape Town. Local E 18° 47' 3.032" claim that Governor Simon van der Stel granted land to his coachmen, who planted the trees. 154 Eucalyptus Rooibloekom (A) The tree plays a very 60 Jonkers-hoek Avenue camaldulensis prominent role in the Stellenbosch (River red gum) landscape on the river Western Cape The Ruth Steer plateau of Stellenbosch s 33 ° 56' 4.457" Tree Same size as the Bergzicht E 18 ° 52' 59.502" tree and was thus probably also planted ca 1880. 168 Eucalyptus Rooibloekom (A) Large Eucalypt planted Gavin Reily Green camaldulensis more than 80 years ago West campus WITS, (River red gum) adjacent to the entrance to Johannesburg Wits Campus Johannesburg on the old Gauteng Tree Rustenburg road which s 26° 11' 15.540" does not exist anymore. E 28° 1' 30.518" 171 Liriodendron Tulpboom (A) Tree planted by Joseph Baynesfield Estate, tulipifera Baynes in 1882 on the Richmond (Tulip Tree) historic Baynesfield Estate. KwaZulu-Natal The Baynesfield s 29° 45' 51.933" Tulip Tree E 30° 20' 32.617" 175 Sequoia Kaliforniese Rooihout Stand of tall Redwoods Grootvadersbosch Nature sempervirens (A) planted at Grootvaders- Reserve (Californian bosch more than 80 years Western Cape Redwood) ago. s 33° 58' 55.581" The Groot- E 20° 49' 48. 709" vadersbos Redwood Grove 185 Eucalyptus Salignabloekom (A) Group of scenic trees Porter Estate, Orpen Road sa ligna standing next to a chapel Western Cape (Sydney designed by Sir Herbert s 34° 2' 57.900" bluegum) Baker. E 18° 25' 23.340" Herbert Baker Chapel Trees 186 Sequoia Kaliforniese Rooihout Redwood trees planted in Part of block B18C Tokai sempervirens (A) 1897 forming a landmark plantation, Table Mountain (Californian and recreation area for National Park redwood) local residents. Western Cape The Table Mountain Grove 191 Acacia galpinii Apiesdoring (A) I 1 Tallest thorn tree measured Veeplaas, Skuinsdrift, (Monkey thorn) Mooka-leselo (Sep) ! in South Africa to date. Groot Marico The Marico Tree Northwest Province s 25° 23' 25.620" I E 26° 22' 42.327" 196 Ficus burkei Gewone wildevy (A) I Largest Common wild fig in Eden Park, Umtentweni (Common wild Moumo (Sep) I South Africa. 1 KwaZulu-Natal fig) Umthombe (X) I s 30° 42' 34.910" Umtentweni Umthombe {Z) E 30° 28' 5.511" Giant 12 No.34595 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16 SEPTEMBER 2011

199 Eucalyptus Rooibloekom {A) Large tree planted about lnfruitec, camaldulensis 130 years ago, and now a Helshoogte pass, (Red river gum) landmark. Stellenbosch The lnfruitec Western Cape Gum Tree s 33° 55' 23.082 11

E 18° 52' 11.581 II 200 Eucalyptus Rooibloekom (A) Large tree planted about Wilgenhof residence, Victoria camaldulensis 130 years ago, and now a Street, Universiteitsoord (Red river gum) landmark. Stellenbosch Wilgenhof Western Cape Grandfather s 33o 56' 3.241 II E 18° 51' 47.689 11

203 Adansonia Kremetart (A) I Seboi Newly discovered and one Ga-Ratjeke Village digitata (Sep) I Mowana (Set) of the big 5 biggest Limpopo (Baobab) IMuvhuyu (V) indigenous trees in South s 23° 29' 54.922 11 The King of Ga- Africa. E 30° 30' 6.436 11 Ratjeke

208 Quercus robur Engelse eik (A) Large Oak tree, possibly Akkerdraai Lodge (English Oak) older than 175 years. Annandale Road Akkerdraai Oak Prominent landmark. Stellenbosch Tree Western Cape s 33° 59' 48.508 11 E 18° 49' 46.516 11 209 Eucalyptus Salignabloekom (A), Group of exceptionally KZN Botanical Gardens grandis; E Gevlektebloekom (A) large gum trees. Pietermaritz-burg maculata etc. ens. Kwazulu-Natal (Rose gum, s 29° 36' 26.2" Spotted gum etc) E 30° 20' 38.5" Gum Tree Corner 222 Sequoia Kaliforniese Rooihout A stand of tall Sequoia Woodbush Plantation, sempervirens (A) trees planted about 80 Haenertsburg (Californian years ago. Limpopo Province Redwood) s 23° 59.121' Misty Grove E 29° 59.354'

237 Eucalyptus Salignabloekom (A) Large eucalypt landmark Saasveld campus of Nelson sa/igna tree at the scenic Saasveld Mandela Metropolitan (Sydney campus University bluegum) Western Cape Saasveld Tree 255 Populus deltoides Vuurhoutjiepopulier The largest Cottonwood 5a 1om avenue, (Cottonwood (A) tree measured locally, and North tree) a remnant of the semi-rural Gauteng The Parktown Tree surroundings of Johannesburg which are now built up.

A = I E = English I Sep =Sepedi I Set= Setswana IV = Tshivenda I X = lsiXhosa I Z = lsiZulu