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Dense hardwood tree cut down at Kruger camp sparks talk

Original: The trees in the Bushveld have beautiful hardwood. Some is so dense a piece will sink in water. This was cut down, in a

Discussion is focused on a hardwood tree cut down at a camp in Kruger National Park, in South Africa's Bushveld. Commenters note the region's trees produce exceptionally dense timber, so heavy that pieces can sink in water. The cutting of the tree has prompted questions about which species it was and why it was felled inside a national park.

Why now: A tree being cut down inside a protected national park raises obvious questions about conservation and what the wood is.

Kruger National ParkBushveldSouth Africa

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• The trees in the Bushveld have beautiful hardwood. Some is so dense a piece will sink in water. This was cut down, in a camp in the Kruger. # wood # krugernationalpark # socialmedia · BissetWV · 1

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