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Fynbos does not make for great firebreaks - horticulturalist (Kirstenbosch)


Fynbos does not make for great firebreaks - horticulturalist (Kirstenbosch)
19 April 2021 2:45 PM
#CapeTownFires
Large Pinetree forests still remain in parts of Table Mountain National Park.
These forests burn rapidly.
Firebreaks are vital.
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Viljoen explained why fynbos is not a great for option a firebreak.
The Knysna fires, said Viljoen, proved just how fire-retardant indigenous forests of hardwood can be.
She also has planting advice for people living in fire-prone areas.
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Cherise Viljoen, horticulturalist - Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Fynbos is not the best choice. It needs a burn. It builds up fuel load in order to burn. The best solution to prevent fires would be to plant indigenous hardwood forest trees… In the Knysna fires, wherever the pines and the gums and the veld burnt and came across the outskirt of an indigenous forest, it actually burned out… ....

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