Treaty Tree

The Treaty Tree. A 500 year old White Milkwood tree in Woodstock, Cape Town.

The Treaty Tree in 2012

The Treaty Tree (Afrikaans: Verdragboom or Traktaatboom ) is a 500 year old White Milkwood tree on Treaty Road and south of the rail line in Woodstock, Cape Town. Peace was made under the tree on the 10 January 1806 after the Battle of Blaauwberg. Until 1834 slaves were sold under it and along with convicts also hanged.

Protection

The City of Cape Town owns the property and the tree was declared a monument in 1967.

See also

There are several other White Milkwood trees that have been declared monuments in South Africa including:

• The Post Office Tree in Mosselbay
• The Fingo-White Milkwood
• The Renosterfontein-White Milkwood

Bibliography

• Green, Lawrence G.: I heard the old men say. Kaapstad: Howard Timmins, 1964.
• Oberholster, J.J.: Die historiese monumente van Suid-Afrika. Kaapstad: Kultuurstigting Rembrandt van Rijn vir die Raad vir Nasionale Gedenkwaardighede, 1972.

External links

• Site by Treaty Tree, Woodstock, Cape Town, at SAHRA