C.J. Skead's Good use of trees Collection

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Title
C.J. Skead's Good use of trees Collection
Alternative Title
Good use of trees Collection
Creator
Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

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  • Eucalyptus - Burgersdorp
    Caption: "Stump of Blue Gum Tree at Burgersdorp. 1965. The plate bears the inscription: Blougomboom 90 Jaar oud. Grootste boom in N.O. Kaapland. Onder hierdie boom waterskema geopen 1898. Doodvonnis oor Burger P. Klopper uitgespreek in Anglo Boere oorlog. Gesamentlike Diens gehou met vorming van Unie van Suid Afrika. Gedenkplaat onthul met eeufees ossewatrek op Burgersdorp, 12 Oktober 1938."
  • Gumtree 130 years old
    Newspaper article: "Gumtree 130 years old."
  • Tree species in unfamiliar places - Graaff-Reinet town
    Typed article regarding tree species found in Graaff-Reinet, East Cape Midlands. Trees mentioned include Erythrina caffra, cypresses and Yellowwood.
  • Department of Forestry identification of indigenous species - Hogsback Forest
    Caption: "TW 5. Dept. of Forestry's method of identifying trees in Hogsback Forest. Oct. 1955."
  • A good tree is worth saving
    Newspaper article: "A good tree is worth saving"
  • SA tree 250 years old
    Newspaper article: "SA tree 250 years old"
  • Trunk call answered
    Newspaper article: "Trunk call answered". With two handwritten notes: "Also shown on S.A.B.C. Television July 1980", and, "Note some scars on bark to left of the door ...".
  • Indigenous plants in public parks and gardens
    Extract from The 1957 Conference Report of "Park Administration", in which the then Director of the National Botanical Gardens of South Africa, Professor H B Rycroft, appeals for the inclusion of South African indigenous plants in public parks and gardens.
  • The oldest tree in South Africa
    Article from presumably 'Tha Naturalist', published in 19?2. Abstract taken from first paragraph: "An oak tree dating back to the 17th Century with a diameter of four metres (and a circumference of 12,66m) on Anglo American Farms' historic Vergelegen Estate near Somerset West, is thought to be the oldest specimen in South Africa."