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If they don't fall down in these winds, then they're really not a safety hazard.

Constantia Nek should be declared a disaster area.

There was tree genocide last night and today.

By rights, Tokai should be clear by tomorrow morning.

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Found this on the slope at the entry to DH1. It's a Silvertree forest!

 

attachicon.gifSIlvertree DH0 IMG_0065.jpg

THAT is what the biologists have been waiting for. Soon they'll know if it is an "extinct" species. It is thought that most of the Silver Trees on Table Mountain today are hybrids caused by mans disturbance. The hope is that somewhere in the dormant 100 year old seed bank of Tokai forest, there may still be seeds of the original pure Silver Tree that used to grow there before the first pines were planted.

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THAT is what the biologists have been waiting for. Soon they'll know if it is an "extinct" species. It is thought that most of the Silver Trees on Table Mountain today are hybrids caused by mans disturbance. The hope is that somewhere in the dormant 100 year old seed bank of Tokai forest, there may still be seeds of the original pure Silver Tree that used to grow there before the first pines were planted.

Unless these were planted? TMNP did a bit of planting in the Mamba area before the fire, not that we ever saw anything for all the aliens which came up in droves.

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Unless these were planted? TMNP did a bit of planting in the Mamba area before the fire, not that we ever saw anything for all the aliens which came up in droves.

The expert told us that they specifically would NOT plant Silver Trees for that exact reason. 

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