STAATSKOERANT, 15 OKTOBER 2010 No.33614 7 GOVERNMENT NOTICES GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWINGS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES DEPARTEMENT VAN LANDBOU, BOSBOU EN VISSERYE No.890 15 October 2010 NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF PARTICULAR TREES AND PARTICULAR GROUPS OF TREES ''CHAMPION TREES" UNDER SECTION 12(1) (A) AND (8) OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 84 OF 1998), AS AMENDED. By virtue of powers vested in me under Section 12 (1) (a) and (b) of the National Forests Act, 1998, I, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries hereby declare that all particular trees and particular group of trees set out in the schedule below as protected trees. These include the renewed declaration of existing Champion Trees (with the exception of trees that partially collapsed or died and which are hereby de-listed), as well as new Champion trees to be added. The effect of this declaration is that in terms of Section 15 (1) of the National Forests Act, 1998, no person may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any protected tree or possess, collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquired or dispose of any protected tree or any forest product derived from a protected tree, except under a licence granted by the Minister or in terms of an exemption from the provisions of this subsection published by the Minister in the Gazette on the advice of the Council. Contravention of this declaration is regarded as a first category offence that may result in a person who is found guilty of being sentenced to a fine or imprisonment for a period up to three years, or both a fine and imprisonment. SCHEDULE A Tree Species / Other common General Description Location Tree Name names (Province, district, farm/tOWn, suburb, street) property registration names or approximate co­ ordinates If available 1 Adansonia Kremetart (A) I Seboi Largest indigenous tree of Zwigodini, Vendaland digitata (Baobab) (Sep) I Mowana (Set) South Africa, and habitat Limpopo Province Sagole Tree, IMuvhuyu M for a rare colony of mottled also known as spinetail swallows. S 22° 29.99' E 30° 37.99' Muvhuyu wa Makhadzi 3 Ficus salicifolia Wonderboomvy (A) Largest Wonderboom fig. Wonderboom Park, Pretoria (Wonderboom Old (about 1000 years) and (fshwane metropolitan area) fig) historic - Ox wagon Gauteng "The Pretoria outspan area in earlier Wonderboom years, and legend that a S 25° 41.61' E 28° 11.46" fig" local chief was buried under the tree. 8 No.33614 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15 OCTOBER 2010 4 Breonadia Mingerhout (A) I Largest Matumi tree in Amorentia Estate, Politsi sa/icina Mohlome (Sep) I South Africa Valley, Modjadjiskloof (Matumi) Mutulume (Set) Umpopo Province One of a trio of trees dubbed the S 23° 45.89' E 30° 2.92' Three Queens of ! Amorentia 5 Adansonia Kremetart (A) I Seboi Very large baobab and Sunland farm, Platland, I digitata (Sep) I Mowana (Set well-known tourist attraction Modjadjiskloof, (Baobab) Umpopo Province Platland Tree S 23° 37.26' E 30° 11.88' 8 Ficus sycomorus Gewone trosvy (A) Second largest cluster fig in Excellence farm, Mica (Common cluster South Africa Umpopo Province fig) 10 Podocarpus Outeniekwa geelhout Largest accessible Diepwalle State forest, fa/catus (A) I Mogobagoba Outeniqua yellowwood in Knysna (Outeniqua (Sep) I Umkhoba (X) South Africa WestemCape yellowwood) I Umsonti (2) King Edward VII i Tree 15. Breonadia Mingerhout (A) I Second largest Matum; tree Amorentia Estate, Politsi sa/icina Mohlome (Sep) I in South Africa Valley (Matumi) Mutulume (Set) Modjadjiskloof One of a trio of Umpopo Province . trees dubbed the • Three Queens of S 23° 46.09' E 30° 2.85' Amorentia 27 Ficus po/ita Hartblaarvy (A) Largest Wild rubber fig in Eden Park, Umtentweni subsp. Polita Umkhiwane (2) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal (Wild rubber fig) S 30° 46.466' Umtentweni E 30° 27.172' Rubber Fig 29. Eucalyptus Salignabloekom (A) Stand of Eucalyptus trees Woodbush Plantation, sa/igna planted in 1906 by forestry Haenertsburg (Sydney pioneer A.K Eastwood, Umpopo Province bluegum) including the two tallest S 230 50.733' E 290 59.0OS' The Twin Giants , trees in SA and Africa. of Magoebas­ kloofand 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 (2) Tree of Stilbaai S 34° 22.30' E 21° 24' 32. Sideroxylon Melkhout (A) I Historic tree believed to Dias Museum, Mosse! Bay inerme Ximfana (X) I have been the tree in which Western Cape (milkwood) Umakhwelafingqane an old shoe was placed for Mossel Bay Post (2) exchange of messages by S 34° 10.81' E 22° 8.48' Office Tree Portuguese seafarers in the 16th century 33. Cinnamomum Kanferboom (A) Historic trees planted more Vergelegen Estate, Somerset camphora than 3 centuries ago by West (Camphor tree) Governor WA van der Stel Western Cape The Vergelegen 1- very large trees with large Camphor Trees landscape impact S 34° 4.61' E 18° 53.38' STAATSKOERANT, 15 OKTOBER 2010 NO.33614 9 34. Eucalyptus Bloekom en ander Arboretum of historic The Tokai arboretum situated saligna & 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° 40.8' E 1eo 24.52' sytviculturists.. 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 MrWE S 290 36..381' E 30° 20.836' Marriot (curator). The trees 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° 49.187' E 300 04.011' ironbark, Spotted the Commonwealth gum & Tallow Forestry Conference of gum), 1935. Commonwealth plantation 46. Eucalyptus Salignabloekom (A) Stand of tall trees Westfalia Estate, Tzaneen saligna Eucalyptus trees planted in Limpopo Province (Sydney 1933 by the eminent Dr S 23° 43..898' E 30° 06.506' bluegum) Hans Merensky. Westfalia Showblock 49. Araucaria Norfolkeiland den (A) Tallest Norfolk Island Pine Theological Seminary, heterophylla planted in 1826 by wife of Stellenbosch University, (Norfolk Island the last landdrost of Stellenbosch Pine) Stellenbosch. Western Cape The Kweekskool Araucaria i S 33° 56.32' E 18° 51.86' 50. Eucalyptus Rooibloekom (A) Planted in 1880. Prominent Bergzicht market square, camaldulensis tree providing shade for an Stetlenbosch (River red gum) entire informal market. Western Cape Bergzicht Market Tree . S 33° 55.95' E 18° 51.51' 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 trees. S33°56.29' E 18°51.79' 60. Quercus robur Engelse Eik (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 WesiernCape Oak wine estate. S33° 51.78' E 18° 59.42' 10 No.33614 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15 OCTOBER 2010 61. Populus nigra ltaliaanse populier The tree stands at the site C/o Lothbury & Fawley (Lombardy (A) where Ruth Fischer, Street, Johannesburg, poplar) daughter of Braam Fischer Gauteng The Ruth (a prominent founder Fischer Tree member of the SA S 26° 10.94' E 28° 0.40' Communist Party) ran a safe house for fugitives from the Apartheid security forces. The tree served as landmark for those seeking this safe house. I 82. Podocarpus Outeniekwa geelhout One of the most accessible Storms River State forest, fa/acatus (A) / Mogobagoba and famous big trees in Storms River (Outeniqua (Sep) / Umkhoba (X) Tsitsikamma forest. Visited Eastem Cape yellowwood) / Umsonti (Z) by more than 80 000 Tsitsikamma Big tourists each year. Tree 83. Podocarpus Outeniekwa geelhout One of the largest Bergplaas State forest, falcatus (A) / Mogobagaba yellowwoods in the Knysna Collin's Hoek (Outeniqua (Sep) / Umkhoba (X) forests, receiving Westem Cape yellowwood) / Umsonti (Z) substantial numbers of Woodville Big visitors. S 33° 56.04 E 22° 38.72' Tree 84. Podocarpus Outeniekwa geelhout One of the largest trees in Auckland Nature Reserve fa/catus (A) / Mogobagoba Eastern Cape, known as Keiskamma State forest (Outeniqua (Sep) / Umkhoba (X) the Eastern monarch, and Hogsback yellowwood) / Umsonti (Z) located next to the Tyume Eastern Cape Eastern Monarch hiking trail. 85. Podocarpus Outeniekwa geelhout Landmark tree towering Goudveld State Forest, falcatus / Mogobagoba (Sep) above the forest, and the Garden Route National Park (Outeniqua / Umkhoba (X) / site of a memorial to writer Western Cape yellowwood) Umsonti (Z) Dalene Matthee. S 330 55..001' The Dalene E~57.471· Matthee Big Tree (previously known as Krisjan se Nek Big Tree) 89. Quercus robur Engelse Eik (A) Very large oak tree planted George Tourism Bureau, 124 (English oak) in 1811 - one of the biggest York Street, George The Slave tree of in the southern hemi­ Western Cape George sphere. The popular name comes from a popular belief S 33° 57.39' E 22° 54' that slaves were chained to the tree in the early part of the 1ih century.