Tolbos

West Coast

Pocket List of Southern African Indigenous Trees

Pocket list of Southern African indigenous trees is a complete and taxonomically inventory of all trees indigenous to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. A must for tree-spotters, plant lovers, gardeners and hikers, this definitive list of tree names and numbers is an aid to identification as well as a check on the correct spelling of botanical and common names. Features of this guide include: Currently accepted scientific names and frequently encountered botanical synonyms for all indigenous trees as well as selected shrubs and woody climbers. Standard and alternative common names in six of the more widely spoken languages in the region, namely Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho, Tswana, Xhosa and Zulu. Tree numbers for all entries. These are widely used as a handy means of marking trees along hiking trails, in nature reserves and at recreational resorts. Distribution maps u in colour - showing the geographical ranges of the various trees for the whole of southern Africa. Line drawings of selected tree species.

Tolbos

In Suid-Afrika se onstuimige tagtigs raak Katrien Neethling bewus van ’n ander wêreld wat nog altyd daar was maar wat sy nie geken het nie. Kan mens net ophou om ’n Afrikaner te wees? Helaas nie. Soos ’n tolbos in die wind bly sy dwarrel tussen politieke woelinge en haar geliefdes wat behoudende boeremense is. Dit is ook die jare waarin die Voëlvry-toer konserwatiewe Suid-Afrikaners en hulle kinders tref met die gevleuelde woorde: “Ons is die mense teen wie julle ouers julle gewaarsku het. ” Kort tevore het Wladek Kowalski die politieke woelinge in Pole beleef. Hy met sy digte bos hare en sy eie hartseer verhaal uit die ysige noorde. Ook hy betaal die prys van mense wat anders begin dink. En al is die verlange na sy geboorteland onhoudbaar by tye, kry hierdie hardekwas Afrikaanse meisie dit reg om hom teen sy sin te fassineer. En Katrien leer by Wladek wat die mooi Poolse woorde “moje kochanie” beteken.