(3 December 2010 - to date)
NATIONAL FORESTS ACT 84 OF 1998
(Gazette No. 19408, Notice No. 1388 dated 30 October 1998)
NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF PARTICULAR TREES AND PARTICULAR GROUPS OF TREES
''CHAMPION TREES" UNDER SECTION 12(1) (A) AND (8) OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS ACT,
1998 (ACT NO. 84 OF 1998), AS AMENDED.
Published under Government Notice 890 in Government Gazette 33614. Commencement date: 15 October
2010.
As amended by:
Schedule of List of Champion Trees replaced by the schedule as set out in Government Notice 1132 in
Government Gazette 33812 dated 3 December 2010.
By virtue of powers vested in me under Section 12 (1) (a) and (b) of the National Forests Act, 1998, I, Tina
Joemat-Pettersson, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries hereby declare that all particular trees and
particular group of trees set out in the schedule below as protected trees. These include the renewed
declaration of existing Champion Trees (with the exception of trees that partially collapsed or died and which
are hereby de-listed), as well as new Champion trees to be added.
The effect of this declaration is that in terms of Section 15 (1) of the National Forests Act, 1998, no person
may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any protected tree or possess, collect, remove, transport, export,
purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquired or dispose of any protected tree or any forest product
derived from a protected tree, except under a licence granted by the Minister or in terms of an exemption
from the provisions of this subsection published by the Minister in the Gazette on the advice of the Council.
Contravention of this declaration is regarded as a first category offence that may result in a person who is
found guilty of being sentenced to a fine or imprisonment for a period up to three years, or both a fine and
imprisonment.
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SCHEDULE A
CHAMPION TREE
NOMINATION
REGISTER NUMBER
(Schedule A substituted by Government Notice 1132 in Gazette No. 33812 dated 3 December 2010)
1
Tree Species /
Tree Name
Other common
names
General description
Location
(Province, district,
Farm/town, suburb,
street)
Property registration
names or approximate
co-ordinates if available
Adansonia
Kremetart (A) /
Largest indigenous tree
Zwigodini, Vendaland
digitata (Baobab)
Seboi
of South Africa and
Limpopo Province
Sagole Tree, also
(Sep) / Mowana
habitat for a rare colony
known as
(Set)
of mottled spinetail
Muvhuyu wa
/Muvhuyu M
swallows.
Wonderboomvy (A)
Largest Wonderboom
Wonderboom Park,
(Wonderboom fig)
fig. Old (about 1000
Pretoria (Tshwane
"The Pretoria
years) and historic - Ox
metropolitan area)
Wonderboom
wagon outspan area in
Gauteng
fig"
earlier years, and
S 22° 29.99' E 30 37.99'
Makhadzi
3
Ficus salicifolia
legend that a local chief
S 25° 41.61' E 28° 11.46"
was buried under the
tree.
4
Breonadia salicina
Mingerhout (A) /
Largest Matumi tree in
Amorentia Estate, Politsi
(Matumi) One of a
Mohlomê (Sep) /
South Africa
Valley, Modjadjiskloof
trio of trees dubbed
Mutulume (Set)
Limpopo Province
the Three Queens
of Amorentia
5
S 23° 45.89' E 30° 2.92'
Adansonia digitata
Kremetart (A)/
Very large baobab and
Sunland farm, Platland,
(Baobab)
Seboi (Sep) /
well-known tourist
Modjadjiskloof,
Platland Tree
Mowana (Set
attraction
Limpopo Province
S 23° 37.26' E 30° 11.88'
8
Ficus sycomorus
Gewone trosvy (A)
(Common cluster
Second largest cluster
Excellence farm, Mica
fig in South Africa
Limpopo Province
fig)
10
Podocarpus
Outeniekwa
Largest accessible
Diepwalle State forest,
falcatus (Outeniqua
geelhout (A) /
Outeniqua yellowwood
Knysna Western Cape
yellowwood)
Mogôbagôba (Sep)
in South Africa
King Edward VII
/ Umkhoba (X) /
Tree
Umsonti (Z)
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Breonadia salicina
Mingerhout (A) /
Second largest Matumi
Amorentia Estate, Politsi
(Matumi) One of a
Mohlomê (Sep) /
tree in South Africa
Valley Modjadjiskloof
trio of trees dubbed
Mutulume (Set)
Limpopo Province
the Three Queens
of Amorentia
27
29
S 23° 46.09' E 30° 2.85'
Ficus Polita subsp.
Hartblaarvy (A)
Largest Wild rubber fig
Eden Park, Umtentweni
Polita (Wild rubber
Umkhiwane (Z)
in South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
fig) Umtentweni
S 30° 46.466’
Rubber Fig
E 30° 27.172'
Eucalyptus saligna
Salignabloekom (A)
Stand of Eucalyptus
Woodbush Plantation,
(Sydney bluegum)
trees planted in 1906 by
Haenertsburg Limpopo
The Twin Giants of
forestry pioneer A.K.
Province
Magoebaskloof and
Eastwood, including the
S 23° 50.733' E 29°
surrounding grove
two tallest trees in SA
59.008'
and Africa
31
32
Sideroxylon inerme
Melkhout (A) /
Largest milkwood in
Langbos farm 8 km
(milkwood)
Ximfana (X) /
South Africa, estimated
northwest of Stilbaai
Grandfather Tree of
Umakhwelafingqane
to be about 1000 years
Western Cape
Stilbaai
(Z)
old
S 34° 22.30' E 21° 24'
Sideroxylon inerme
Melkhout (A) /
Historic tree believed to
Dias Museum, Mossel
(milkwood) Mossel
Ximfana (X) /
have been the tree in
Bay Western Cape
Bay Post Office
Umakhwelafingqane
which an old shoe was
Tree
(Z)
placed for exchange of
S 34° 10.81' E 22° 8.48'
messages by
Portuguese seafarers in
the 16th century
33
Cinnamomum
Kanferboom (A)
Historic trees planted
Vergelegen Estate,
camphora
more than 3 centuries
Somerset West
(Camphor tree) The
ago by Governor WA
Western Cape
Vergelegen
van der Stel – very large
Camphor Trees
trees with large
S 34° 4.61' E 18° 53.38'
landscape impact
34
Eucalyptus saligna
Bloekom en ander
Arboretum of historic
The Tokai arboretum
& a large variety of
spesies (A)
significance with trees
situated in the Tokai
other tree species
planted there since
State forest, as
(Sydney bluegum
1885. Laid out by
proclaimed in 1985 under
etc)
Joseph Storr Lister at
the War Graves and
the beginning of the
National Monuments Act
forestry industry. A
of 1969 (Act No 28 of
major landmark and
1969) – now replaced by
recreation area, and
the National Heritage
world famous among
Resources Act of 1999
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botanists, horticulturists
(Act No 25 of 1999)
and sylviculturists..
S 34° 40.8' E 18º 24.52'
Tree avenue of
KwaZulu-Natal Botanical
(London plane)
exceptionally old plane
Gardens,
Marriot’s Avenue
trees – of historic value
Pietermaritzburg
– planted in 1908 by Mr
KwaZulu-Natal
WE Marriot (curator).
S 29° 36..381' E 30°
The trees are a central
20.836'
Platanus acerifolia
Plataan (A)
landscape feature of the
botanical gardens.
45
Eucalyptus
Grysysterbas-
Arboretum or sample
Middelkop Plantation,
paniculata, E
bloekom (A)
plot of large Eucalyptus
Haenertsburg Limpopo
maculata, & E
Gevlektebloekom
trees planted in the
Province
microcorys (Grey
(A) Kersvetbloekom
1930s and protected to
ironbark, Spotted
(A)
commemorate the
S 23° 49.187' E 30º
gum & Tallow
Commonwealth
04.011'
gum),
Forestry Conference of
Commonwealth
1935.
plantation
46
49
Eucalyptus saligna
Salignabloekom (A)
Stand of tall trees
Westfalia Estate,
(Sydney bluegum)
Eucalyptus trees
Tzaneen Limpopo
Westfalia
planted in 1933 by the
Province
Showblock
eminent Dr Hans
S 23° 43..898' E 30°
Merensky.
06.506'
Araucaria
Norfolkeiland den
Tallest Norfolk Island
Theological Seminary,
heterophylla
(A)
Pine planted in 1826 by
Stellenbosch University,
(Norfolk Island
wife of the last landdrost
Stellenbosch
Pine) The
of Stellenbosch.
Western Cape
Kweekskool
Araucaria
50
Eucalyptus
S 33° 56.32' E 18° 51.86
Rooibloekom (A)
Planted in 1880.
Bergzicht market square,
camaldulensis
Prominent tree
Stellenbosch Western
(River red gum)
providing shade for an
Cape
Bergzicht Market
entire informal market.
S 33° 55.95' E 18° 51.51'
Planted in 1812. One of
6 Ryneveld Street,
(English oak)
only 5 oak trees
Stellenbosch
The Ryneveld
remaining from the
Western Cape
Oak
previous generation of
Tree
51
60
Quercus robur
Quercus robur
Engelse Eik (A)
Engelse Eik (A)
planted oak trees.
S33°56.29' E 18°51.79'
One of the biggest oaks
Zandvliet Delta Farm,
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(English oak)
in the district, located at
Franschoek
The Zandvliet
a historic farmhouse of
Western Cape
Oak
an old wine estate.
S33° 51.78' E 18° 59.42'
61
Populus nigra
ltaliaanse populier
The tree stands at the
C/o Lothbury & Fawley
(Lombardy
(A)
site where Ruth Fischer,
Street, Johannesburg,
poplar) The Ruth
daughter of Braam
Gauteng
Fischer Tree
Fischer (a prominent
founder member of the
S 26° 10.94' E 28° 0.40'
SA Communist Party)
ran a safe house for
fugitives from the
Apartheid security
forces. The tree served
as landmark for those
seeking this safe house.
82
Podocarpus
Outeniekwa
One of the most
Storms River State
falacatus
geelhout
accessible and famous
forest, Storms River
(Outeniqua
(A) / Mogobagoba
big trees in Tsitsikamma
Eastern Cape
yellowwood)
(Sep) / Umkhoba
forest. Visited by more
Tsitsikamma Big
(X) / Umsonti (Z)
than 80 000 tourists
Tree
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each year.
Podocarpus
Outeniekwa
One of the largest
Bergplaas State forest,
falcatus
geelhout (A) /
yellow woods in the
Collin's Hoek
(Outeniqua
Mogôbagôba (Sep)
Knysna forests,
Western Cape
yellowwood)
/ Umkhoba (X) /
receiving substantial
Woodville Big
Umsonti (Z)
numbers of visitors.
S 33° 56.04 E 22° 38.72'
Podocarpus
Outeniekwa
One of the largest trees
Auckland Nature Reserve
falcatus
geelhout (A) /
in Eastern Cape, known
Keiskamma State forest
(Outeniqua
Mogôbagôba (Sep)
as the Eastern
Hogsback Eastern Cape
yellowwood)
/ Umkhoba (X) /
monarch, and located
Eastern Monarch
Umsonti (Z)
next to the Tyume
Tree
84
hiking trail.
85
Podocarpus
Outeniekwa
Landmark tree towering
Goudveld State Forest,
falcatus
geelhout /
above the forest, and
Garden Route National
(Outeniqua
Mogobagoba (Sep)
the site of a memorial to
Park Western Cape
yellowwood) The
/ Umkhoba (X) /
writer Dalene Matthee.
Dalene Matthee Big
Umsonti (Z)
S 33º 55..001' Eº 57.471’
Tree (previously
known as Krisjan
se Nek Big Tree)
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89
Quercus robur
Engelse Eik (A)
Very large oak tree
George Tourism Bureau,
(English oak)
planted in 1811 - one of
124 York Street, George
The Slave tree of
the biggest in the
Western Cape
George
southern hemisphere.
The popular name
S 33° 57.39' E 22° 54'
comes from a popular
belief that slaves were
chained to the tree in
the early part of the
17th century.
95
Quercus robur
Engelse Eik (A)
The first individual tree
8 Berthastreet,
(English oak)
proclaimed as protected
Sophiatown
Sophiatown Oak
under the National
Johannesburg
Forests Act. Was
Gauteng
mutilated and died, but
S 26° 10.79' E 27° 58.81'
the site is still of historic
significance.
Tree was part of the
history of Sophiatown
and the struggle against
the forced removal of
the community in the
1950s.
96
Breonadia salicina
Mingerhout (A) /
Third Largest Matumi
Amorentia Estate,
(Matumi) One of a
Mohlomê (Sep) /
tree in South Africa
Mooketsi Valley Limpopo
trio of trees dubbed
Mutu-lume (Set)
(forms part of a trio of
Province
large Matumi trees)
S 23° 46.098
the Three Queens
of Amorentia
99
E 30° 02.855'
Eucalyptus ficifolia
Rooiblombloekom
Very large and attractive
Ida’s Valley Homestead,
(Red flowering
(A)
tree, estimated to be
Stellenbosch District
gum) The Ida’s
more than 2 centuries
Western Cape
Valley Princess
old. A landmark on an
old historic farm.
109
Quercus robur
Engelse eik (A)
The largest and perhaps
Kirchmont Heights, 4
(English Oak) The
the oldest Oak tree in
Koelenhof Road,
Johannesburg Oak
Gauteng, and an
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impressive landmark.
Johannesburg Gauteng
S 26º 10.78' E 27º 56.95'
117
Tree brought from the
Company’s Garden,
(Saffron pear)
Netherlands as seedling
Cape Town
Company’s Garden
and planted in the
Western Cape
Pear Tree
Company’s Gardens
S 33.9243
Pyrus communis
Gewone peer (A)
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about 3 centuries ago,
E 18.4208
and thus the oldest
surviving fruit tree in the
country
123
Ficus macrophylla
Australiaanse
Largest tree in in
Arderne Gardens,
(Moreton Bay fig)
baniaan (A)
Western Cape
Claremont Cape Town
The Arderne Fig
according to size index,
Western Cape
Tree
planted more than a
century ago by John
Arderne and his son.
124
128
Auraucaria
Norfolkeiland den
Exceptionally tall tree,
Arderne Gardens,
heterophylla
A9Z0
even for its kind, planted
Claremont Cape town
(Norfolk Island
more than a century ago
Western Cape
Pine) The Arderne
by John Arderne and his
Tower Tree
son.
Eucalyptus
Karriebloekom (A)
Tallest stand of Karri
Kruisfontein State Forest
diversicolor (Karri
gum in the country,
Harkerville, Western
gum) Brackenhill
planted in 1922.
Cape
Lane of large cauarinas
Municipal Recreation
cunninghamia
planted in the 1860s by
grounds, Cradock
(Beefwood)
Charles Scanlen
Eastern Cape
Gum Trees
131
Cassuarina
Kasuarisboom (A)
Scanlen’s Lane
133
Quercus robur
S 32° 09.79' E 25° 36.86'
Engelse eik (A)
Oak tree planted 3
Vergelegen Esate,
(English Oak) Van
centuries ago – largest
Somerset West, Western
der Stel’s Oak Tree
and oldest oak tree in
Cape
the country.
S 34° 04.560'
E 18º 53.392
135
Very tall tree lane –
Woodbush Plantation,
(Sydney bluegum)
planted around 1920 by
Haenertsburg, Limpopo
The ‘O’Connor tree
forestry pioneer AJ
Province
lane
O’Connor. Landmark
S 29° 59.121'
visible from various
E 29º 59.354'
Eucalyptus saligna
Salignabloekom (A)
viewpoints. Situated
next to O’Connor’s
memorial.
137
Quercus suber
Kurkeik (A)
One of the largest and
Arderne Gardens,
(Cork oak) The
oldest trees in Arderne
Claremont Cape Town
Arderne Cork Oak
Gardens, planted more
Western Cape
than a century ago by
John Arderne and his
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son.
138
Quercis serris
Turkse eik (A)
One of the largest and
Arderne Gardens,
(Turkey oak) the
odest trees in Arderne
Claremont, Cape Town
Arderne Turkey
Gardens, planted more
Western Cape
Oak
than a century ago by
John Arderne and his
son.
139
Pinus halepensis
Aleppoden (A)
One of the largest and
Arderne Gardens,
(Aleppo pine) The
oldest trees in Arderne
Claremont, Cape Town
Arderne Pine
Gardens, planted more
Western Cape
than a century ago by
John Arderne and his
son.
140
Agathis robusta
Queenslandse kauri
One of the largest and
Arderne Gardens,
(Queensland kauri)
(A)
oldest trees in Arderne
Claremont, Cape Town
Gardens, planted more
Western Cape
The Arderne Kauri
than a century ago by
Johan Arderne and his
son.
142
Eucalyptus regnans
Bergessebloekom
The biggest trees
Benvie Farm, New
(Mountain ash) the
(A)
measured in KwaZulu-
Hanover Kwazulu-Natal
Benvie Mountain
Natal midlands to date.
S 29º 15.898' E 30º
Ash
Situated on the scenic
22.182’
Benvie arboretum
established by Scottish
emigrant John Geekie
more than 80 years ago.
150
Pinus radiata
Radiataden (A)
Tallest pine tree in the
Isidenge State forest
(Monterey pine)
Eastern Cape. Planted
Eastern Cape
The Isidenge
in the late 180s by
S 32° 40.049' E 27º
Sentinel
forest workers as part of
16.754'
an early tree plantation.
152
Eucalyptus
Lemoenbloekom (A)
Very attractive group of
Campus of Paul Roos
citriodora (Lemon-
big trees in scenic
Gymnasium Welgelegen
scented gum) The
setting on the campus
Stellenbosch Western
Paul Roos
grounds.
Cape
Gymnasium Lane
153
S 33°56.25' E 18° 51.54'
Large oak tree on
Bonniemile’ Stellenbosch
(English oak) The
farmyard next to the
Western Cape
Bonniemile Oak
original wagon route
S 33° 02.31' E 18º 46.00'
Quercus robor
Engelse eik (A)
linking Stellenbosch
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with Cape Town. Local
claim that Governor S
van der Stel granted
land to his coachmen,
who planted the trees.
154
Eucalyptus
Rooibloekom (A)
The tree plays a very
60 Jonkers-hoek Avenue
camaldulensis
prominent role in the
Stellenbosch Western
(River red gum)
landscape on the river
Cape
The Ruth Steer
plateau of Stellenbosch
S 33° 56.044' E 18°
Tree
Same size as the
53.00'
Bergzicht tree and was
thus probably also
planted ca 1880.
168
Eucalyptus grandis
Bloekom (A)
Large Eucalypt planted
Gavin Relly Green West
(Rose gum) Wits
more than 80 years ago
campus WITS
Campus Tree
adjacent to the entrance
Johannesburg Gauteng
to Johannesburg on the
old Rustenburg road
which does not exist
anymore
171
Lirodendron
Tulpboom (A)
Tree planted by Joseph
Baynesfield Estate,
tulipifera (Tulip
Baynes in 1882 on the
Richmond KwaZulu-Natal
Tree) The
historic Baynesfield
S 29° 45.86' E 30° 20.
Baynesfield Tulip
Estate
521'
Tree
175
Sequoia
Kaliforniese
Stand of tall Redwoods
Grootvadersbosch
sempervirens
Rooihout (A)
planted at Grootvaders-
Nature Reserve Western
(Californian
bosch more than 80
Cape
Redwood) The
years ago
S 33° 58,96'
Groot-vadersbos
E20° 49.93'
Redwood Grove
185
Eucalyptus saligna
Salignabloekom (A)
Group of scenic trees
Porter Estate, Orpen
(Sydbey bluegum)
standing next to a
Road Western Cape
Herbert Baker
chapel designed by Sir
Chapel Trees
Herbert Baker
S 34° 02.965'
E 18° 25.389'
191
Acacia galpinii
Apiesdoring (A) /
Tallest thorn tree
Veeplaas, Skuinsdrift,
(Monkey thorn) The
Mooka-leselo (Sep)
measured in South
Groot Marico Northwest
Africa to date.
Province
Marico Tree
S 25° 23.249' E 26°
22.425'
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196
199
Ficus burkei
Gewone wildevy (A)
Largest Common wild
Eden Park, Umtentweni
(Common wild fig)
/ Moumo (Sep) /
fig in SA
KwaZulu-Natal
Umtentweni Giant
Umthombe (X) /
S 30° 42.465' E 30°
Umthombe (Z)
27.207
Eucalyptus
Rooibloekom (A)
Large tree planted
Infruitec, Helshoogte
camaldulensis (Red
about 130 years ago,
pass, Stellenbosch
river gum) The
and now a landmark.
Western Cape
Infruitec Gum Tree
S 33° 55.2334'
E 18° 52.1247'
200
Eucalyptus
Rooibloekom (A)
Large tree planted
Wilgenhof residence,
camaldulensis (Red
about 130 years ago,
Victoria Street,
river gum)
and now a landmark.
Universiteitsoord
Wilgenhof
Stellenbosch Western
Grandfather
Cape
S 33° 56.0359'
E 18° 51.4826'
203
208
Adansonia digitata
Kremetart (A) /
Newly discovered and
Ga-Ratjeke Village
(Baobab) The King
Seboi (Sep) /
one of the big 5 biggest
Limpopo
of GaRatjeke
Mowana (Set) /
indigenous trees in
Muvhuyu (V)
South Africa
Engelse eik (A)
Large Oak tree, possibly
Akkerdraai Lodge
(English Oak)
older than 175 years.
Annandale road
Akkerdraai Oak
Prominent landmark.
Stellenbosch Western
Quercus robur
Tree
Cape
S 33° 59 43.51’
E 18° 50 00.47’
A = Afrikaans / E = English / Sep = Sepedi / Set = Setswama / V = Tshivenda / X = IsiXhosa / Z =
IsiZulu
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