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trees under threat

These 2 wonderful old members of the ficus family have grown at the end of Main Road Walmer for as long as anyone here can remember, and are really well known landmarks. As the system of roads surrounding them is being constantly upgraded, and shopping centres developed all around, they are looking sadder and sadder. Despite the watering they receive from tenants of Fig Tree Village, which was named after them, they are looking much sparser than they did several…

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28/08/2008
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Flowering Kapok Tree

Although not taken recently, I want to show this tree. It is called a Kapok Tree and has a very spikey trunk. It looses it leaves when winter comes and then blooms before getting its leaves back. It has pink flowers and covers the whole tree, so whether you have one or many together, its a wonderful sight.The tree before loosing its leaves The tree in full bloom Seen from a distance

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24/08/2008
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Autumn at City Hall

Yup, it's that time of the year, when our trees turn brown. Trees require very cold weather to turn the real rich autumn colours, ours basically go brown, but if you backlight them you can cheat and get an autumn effect. So those of you who have just suffered through a long freezing winter, and are now celebrating the arrival of spring bulbs, bear in mind that the miserable weather is what gives you the best autumn displays! We lose…

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17/04/2008
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purple glory

Port Elizabeth has two satellite towns, Uitenhage and Despatch. Both are about 30 minutes drive inland, and rely heavily on the motor industry. They are both included with PE in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, which runs the metropole.Uitenhage is older than PE by a few years, and has some great old buildings. And at this time of year, it also has some glorious Jacaranda trees, which thrive in South Africa, although they are originally from South America.

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18/11/2007