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MOSSEL BAY NEWS - It has been reported that the wild fig tree on Church Street has not succumbed to being poisoned and is indeed healing itself.
An unknown person drilled holes into the tree and has tried to poison it by pouring diesel into the holes.
Director of Community Services, Elize Nel said last week that following several interventions, including treating it with charcoal to detoxify the tree, the tree is responding well.
The latest update is that Ruwacon donated and delivered a load of sand in Church Street, where municipal teams are now making a large bed, shaping a wall to water the tree as part of its detoxification.
The tree will receive 1500 litres of water once a week.
“In a month’s time, we will start selective pruning to stimulate growth to the lower part of the tree,” Nel confirmed.
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NUUSFLITS: WILDEVY VEG TERUG
MOSSELBAAI NUUS - Die wildevyboom in Kerkstraat wat onder meer deurgeloop het onder vergiftiging, is besig om self gesond te word.
‘n Onbekende persoon het onlangs gate in die boom geboor en diesel daarin gegooi in ‘n poging om die boom te vergiftig.
Direkteur van gemeenskapsdienste, Elize Nel het verlede week berig dat die boom met onder meer koolstof behandel is as deel van ‘n ontgiftingsproses.
Die boom tot dusver goed om die behandeling reageer, maar grotendeels danksy ‘n natuurlike proses begin herstel. Intussen het Ruwacon ‘n vrag sand geskenk en in Kerkstraat afgelaai, waar munisipale spanne tans ‘n groot bedding met ‘n sandwal rondom die boom skep. Die boom sal nou weekliks 1500l water kry as deel van die herstelproses.
“Oor ongeveer ‘n maand, sal ons die boom selektief begin snoei om groei aan die onderste gedeelte van die boom te stimuleer,” bevestig Nel.
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