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09 Apr 2015 15:31 #63347 by tonymarshall
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Could that be from fire damage? Did that fire last year pass through that area?

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10 Apr 2015 08:41 #63353 by diverian
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@ tonymarshall Didn't think of that you could be right. It is amazing how quickly the vegetation grows back after the fire.

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10 Apr 2015 09:02 - 10 Apr 2015 09:08 #63354 by diverian
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We cut down 47 pines in a cluster on the slopes of the Old Women Stream past Grindstone cave over the Easter weekend. There was an old ring barked tree in the centre which was probably the scource.

















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09 Sep 2015 12:02 - 09 Sep 2015 12:04 #65037 by Viking
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I've been converting some of my Dad's old slides to digital and came across this one which may be of some interest to this topic. I'm glad we don't have to ringbark this bunch!




Edit: this pic is from the mid to late 70's
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09 Sep 2015 12:12 #65038 by intrepid
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@Viking: you have all the training you need now ;)
Take nothing but litter, leave nothing but a cleaner Drakensberg.

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09 Sep 2015 16:17 #65043 by Viking
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@intrepid - I'd need the postgrad course to tackle that lot.
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09 Sep 2015 21:45 #65048 by kliktrak
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This week in Durban the World Forestry Conference is taking place [7 to 11 Sept]

Some other activities are being organised as well, more info here:
www.csap-durban.org/

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10 Sep 2015 07:02 - 10 Sep 2015 07:04 #65049 by Papa Dragon
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On the August long weekend we hiked to Stable Cave, and Vaalribbokkop Cave.
Cut down or ring barked a couple of pines.

This is a baby which was growing right next to the path on the way up Jacob's Ladder.




Before and after of a young tree cut down near Vaalribbokkop


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10 Sep 2015 07:07 #65050 by Papa Dragon
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Another bigger pine that was ring-barked. On the slopes of Vaalribbokkop


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10 Sep 2015 07:09 - 10 Sep 2015 21:05 #65051 by Papa Dragon
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Also Vaalribbokkop.





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