umKokoko Traditional Cache
Hidden : 9/27/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is hidden in Luton Valley Bird Sanctuary.

Luton Valley Bird Sanctuary is a small sanctuary in the Highveld Park area of Centurion.


Note the sanctuary gate times have changed due to Covid 19:

They are open everyday from 9:00 - 14:00 during Level 1 lockdown. This may change depending on the level of lockdown.

Kiggelaria africana (also known as the Wild peach or umKokoko) is a large, robust, low-branching African tree.
Despite its common name, Kiggelaria africana is not related to the more familiar fruit-producing Peach Tree although the leaves do look similar, if only very superficially. Unlike peach leaves, they are fairly thick and stiff, with a thin coating of fur on the undersides.
A well-shaped, robust, evergreen tree with grey-green leaves. The smooth bark is pale grey in colour and the tree tends to be low-branching. The Wild Peach is dioecious (having separate male and female trees) and its tiny flowers are bell-shaped and a yellowish colour. The flowers are followed later in the summer by round, green capsules. These split open once ripe and the seeds, which are each covered in a layer of bright orange-red flesh, are eaten and spread by birds.
It is a hardy and fast-growing tree. It prefers a sunny position (but tolerates shade) and a moderate amount of water. It also survives frost. It naturally forms a large shade tree with a gentle, non-invasive root system, but also makes a good windbreak or hedge. If a conventional "tree shape" is required, then the shoots that grow from the tree's lower trunk should be removed. A multitude of birds enjoy the tiny red fruits and will consequently be attracted to this tree, as are butterflies (Their caterpillars sometimes eat the tree bare, but this is part of a natural process and the Kiggelaria trees always rapidly regrow their foliage).
This tree grows across southern and eastern Africa - from Cape Town in the south, northwards as far as Kenya. It occurs naturally in as well as by the coast, in bushveld and along rivers.
This tree can easily be propagated from seed. Young plants grow fast and begin flowering after only a year or two.
This particular Wild Peach is fighting for survival with an adjacent White Stinkwood tree.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiggelaria_africana                   
 
We have been granted permission to place this cache as it is in Luton Valley Bird Sanctuary.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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