The Breede River Yellowwood - Cape Town, South Africa - Flora and Fauna Information Signs on Waymarking.com

The story of this Breede River yellowwood: in November 2005, on a day of gale force winds, the yellowwood was split in half. Because it was still rooted, and because the Breede River yellowwood is able to resprout and recover from damage like this, it was decided to try and save it. The exposed roots were covered with soil, a portion of the crown was cut back and some of the boughs braced. It suffered sunburn but survived and sent out strong new shoots. Its growth and recovery is a slow process, but it is doing well. (visit link)

"Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden was established in 1913 to promote, conserve and display the extraordinarily rich and diverse flora of southern Africa, and was the first botanic garden in the world to be devoted to a country's indigenous flora. Kirstenbosch displays a wide variety of the unique plant life of the Cape Flora, also known as fynbos, as well as plants from all the diverse regions of southern Africa. Those that cannot survive outdoors, such as plants from the arid regions, are grown in the Botanical Society Conservatory. There are over 7 000 species in cultivation at Kirstenbosch, including many rare and threatened species." (visit link)

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