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ED'S COMMENT

SPRING, TREES AND HERITAGE

he month of September celebrates and its bright yellow flowers are striking The goal of Heritage Month is to ensure
three things: a new season, trees against dark green foliage. that South Africa becomes a socially
Tand heritage. Spring always brings integrated and cohesive society – may it
with it a feeling of optimism and a sense of Heritage Month is celebrated on 24 happen soon!
renewal; the days are getting warmer and September every year to mark South
longer and the gloom of winter is behind Africa’s diverse cultural identities, and it A new addition to this issue, and hopefully
us. Fresh green leaves start to appear on is appropriate that we feature an article an ongoing one, is a business article by
the trees, which are celebrated every year in this issue on a new organisation called Bert Weenink of ActionCOACH. He shares
during National Arbor Week. Landscape Heritage SA, founded by his business ideas in the article “Four
landscape architect Bruce Eitzen. Like critical decisions business leaders must
This year’s Tree of the Year is the Vachellia cultural diversity, landscape heritage is also manage.”
(Acacia) karroo, commonly known as the very diverse and embraces aspects such as
Sweet Thorn, which gets its name from mountains, wetlands, coastlines and rivers. Welcome to spring, aptly described by
the gum which is exuded from wounds in It also extends to and includes traditional George Orwell as follows: “The point is that
the bark. In arid areas, the Sweet Thorn is African settlements, historic urban areas, the pleasures of spring are available to
an indicator of underground and surface townships, farming districts and public everybody, and cost nothing.”
water, and its long taproot enables it to open spaces. For those interested in Karyn Richards,
use water from deep underground. The becoming involved with this organisation,
tree makes a beautiful garden specimen, Eitzen’s details are at the end of the article. EDITOR

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