Specimen collected by Charles Darwin, Kew Gardens
Historical materials have been and will continue to be consulted to gain a greater understanding of both landscape dynamics and tree planting efforts and attitudes. Histories of tree introductions are also being traced.
Archives consulted/to be consulted:
England
Public Record Office
Rhodes House, Oxford (banner image, above)
Plant Sciences Library, Oxford
Royal Botanical Gardens library, Kew
Oldest tree in the the Pietermaritzburg Botanical Garden
France
Défap:Service Protestant de Mission Library, Paris
Lesotho
Morija Archives and Museum, Morija, Lesotho
South Africa
Cape Colony Archives, Cape Town, South Africa
Oblate Archives. Pietermaritzberg, South Africa
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The Source of the Berg River - The Franschhoek Mountains reproduction of aquarelle by Johannes Schumacher 1776 Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek, South Africa
Looking towards the Berg River and Franschhoek Mountains, Franschhoek, South Africa 2008. Tree planting intensified since 1776 image