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Individual Trees
The following is a list of individual trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as #Mythological and religious trees, trees from myths and religions. Africa Living Historical Asia Living Historical Europe Living Historical North America Living Historical Petrified Christmas trees *Anthem Christmas tree, the tallest Christmas tree in the United States, erected annually at the Outlets at Anthem outside Phoenix, Arizona. *Boston Christmas Tree. Since 1971, given to Boston by the people of Nova Scotia in thanks for their assistance during the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Located in the Boston Common (park), Boston Common. *Capitol Christmas Tree, the tree erected annually on the West Front Lawn of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C. *Chicago Christmas Tree, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Forests
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Sunland Baobab
Sunland Baobab (also Platland Baobab, Mooketsi Baobab, Tree Bar, Big Baobab or Pub Tree) is a well-known enormous baobab (''Adansonia digitata'') in South Africa. The tree is located on Sunland Farm (Platland Farm), near Modjadjiskloof (previously known as Duiwelskloof), Limpopo Province. In one study the tree was carbon-dated and found to be an estimated 1,060 years old, plus or minus 75 years. Results of other studies have however suggested much higher ages. The tree used to bloom profusely in spring, at some stage providing a refuge to two pairs of owls, and other bird species. Most of the tree died in 2016 and 2017. Structure Before starting to collapse, it was 22 metres high and 47 metres in circumference. The trunk diameter was 10.64 metres (the Glencoe Baobab up to its 2009 split was larger, and the Árbol del Tule is also larger with a diameter of 14.05 m), and the crown diameter was 30.2 metres. The trunk consists of two connected sections, each with its own enormous ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Office Tree
The Post Office Tree (Afrikaans: ''Poskantoorboom'') is a famous milkwood tree (''Sideroxylon inerme'') in Mossel Bay, South Africa that was used by early Portuguese explorers as a post office. It is located in the grounds of the Bartholomeu Dias Museum Complex in Market Street. History In 1501, Portuguese navigator Pêro de Ataíde sought shelter in Mossel Bay after losing much of his fleet in a storm. He left an account of the disaster hidden in an old shoe which he suspended from a milkwood tree (''Sideroxylon inerme'') near the spring from which explorer Bartolomeu Dias had drawn water. The report was found by the explorer to whom it was addressed, João da Nova, and the tree served as a kind of de facto post office for decades thereafter. João da Nova erected a small shrine near the Post Office Tree, and although no traces of it remain, it is considered the first place of Christian worship in South Africa. More recently, a boot-shaped post box has been erected under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Post Office Tree
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Outapi
Outapi wa Nakafingo na Temba, also Outapi or Uutapi and Ombalantu, is a town in northern Namibia near the border with Angola, situated northwest of Oshakati. It is the capital of the Omusati region and the district capital of the Outapi electoral constituency. It had a population of 13,664 people in 2023. The language spoken there is Oshiwambo. Geography The town normally receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured. Economy and infrastructure In 2001, Outapi was the smallest town in Namibia, with a population of just over 2,600. It is, however, developing rapidly. There is a large number of newly constructed government buildings and shops in the south of the town. The town features several schools, a community hall, a hospital and a police station. There are two open markets, one at the Ombalantu baobab tree and one at Onhimbu. There is also a tourist lodge. Culture and tourism Within the former South African Army base i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit (Afrikaans for ''Hat Creek'') is a town situated at the foot of the Klein Drakensberg (Afrikaans for "Small Dragon Mountains" range), in the Limpopo province of South Africa, on the railway line from Tzaneen to Kaapmuiden. History Pre-Colonialization The Stone Age artifacts and sites from all three periods suggest continuous use by early humans. Early and Middle Iron Age sites near Hoedspruit have been excavated on the Happyland farm, dating between AD 450 and 1000. Colonialization and Settlement Dawid Johannes Joubert became the initial owner of Hoedspruit farm, acquiring the land in 1844 and settling in the region between the Blyde and present-day Zandspruit rivers. On 5 May 1848, Joubert officially registered the farm at the land office in Ohrigstad, granting Hoedspruit its first recognition and registration as a town and municipality. In the 1850s, Ohrigstad grew into the central town of the area, but only older settlers were permitted to live in and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glencoe Baobab
Glencoe Baobab is the stoutest and second largest baobab (''Adansonia digitata'' L.) after the Sagole Baobab in South Africa. It is possibly the stoutest tree in the world. The Champion Tree is located in Glencoe Farm, near Hoedspruit, Limpopo and had a trunk diameter of . The tree divides into several trunks close to the ground. The main trunk had lowered into the ground a long time ago. In November 2009 the tree split in two parts, opening up an enormous hollow. The diameter of the tree before the split was with a circumference of . The height is , and the spread of crown is . The dates "1893" and "1896" are carved on the tree's stem. Radiocarbon dating performed in 2013 suggested an age of 1,835 years.{{cite web , last1=Grové , first1=Naas , title=How old can trees be?, url=http://www.northwestnewspapers.co.za/herald/home/series/indigenous-trees/38-english-indigenous-trees/73-how-old-can-trees-be , website=northwestnewspapers.co.za , publisher=Rustenburg Herald , access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendaland
Venda ( ), officially the Republic of Venda (; ), was a Bantustan in northern South Africa. It was fairly close to the South African border with Zimbabwe to the north, while, to the south and east, it shared a long border with another black homeland, Gazankulu. It is now part of the Limpopo province. Venda was founded by the South African government as a homeland for the Venda people, speakers of the Venda language.Lahiff, p. 55. The United Nations and international community refused to recognise Venda (or any other Bantustan) as an independent state. History Venda was declared self-governing on 1 February 1973,Worldstatesman.com has a chronology of Venda's transition to nominal independence and reintegration into South Africa. with |
Tshipise
Tshipise is a town in Vhembe District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Holiday resort 39 km south-east of Musina and 86 km north-east of Louis Trichardt Louis Trichardt (formerly Trichardtsdorp, and Makhado from 2003 to 2014), informally shortened to LTT (), is a town in Limpopo, South Africa. It is at the foot of Songozwi, in the Soutpansberg mountain, and is the centre of the Makhado Local Mu .... It was developed from 1936. Formerly spelt Chipise, the name is said to be derived from Tshivenḓa “tshisima tsha u fhisa”, ‘hot spring’, referring to the mineral springs at 65 °C. Tshipise is best known for the resort, Tshipise a Forever Resort, that provides refuge for the Swaeltjies (Swallows), the nickname given to pensioned people travelling north to Tshipise a Forever Resort for the winter months. The Swaeltjies stay at the resort's caravan park mostly from April to August as the winter temperatures at Tshipise is around 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
