A roadside cache. PLEASE REPLACE THE CACHE EXACTLY AS YOU FOUND IT. BYOP.
The fig tree is a key element in the environment providing medicine, food, shade and shelter for all nature of animals, large and small. This majestic giant stands proud alongside rivers and waterways throughout the eastern and northern regions of southern Africa. Ficus thonningili (Wurgvy in Afrikaans) is indigenous to South Africa and is a large, fast-growing, evergreen tree, reaching up to 35 m high, with large, oval, green leaves borne on a massive, spreading crown. Figs are produced from September to March and are borne in large clusters mostly low down on the trunk. It can even appear at ground level arising from the roots.