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   The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes   
   and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and   
   archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory   
   captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The   
   community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and   
   relevant links.   
      
      
    Dalene Matthee Big Tree   
      
      December 29, 2022   
      
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      Photographer:  Louise van der Meulen   
      
      Summary Author:  Louise van der Meulen;  Jim Foster   
      
      The stunning specimen featured above is thought to be over 800 years   
      old. Found in the  montane forest near Knysna, South Africa, it’s   
      called the  Dalene Matthee Big Tree. And big it is -- standing 131   
      ft (40 m) with a diameter of  5.6 ft (1.72 m). This handsome giant   
      belongs to the  Podocarpus falcatus species (family   
       Podocarpaceae) and is commonly referred to as a yellowwood tree.   
      Photo taken on December 9, 2022.   
      
      The sign at its base reads -   
      
      Like a towering king it stood towering above the white alder and   
      mountain saffron, stinkwood, assegai and hard pear. As if God had   
      planted long before the others. Its giant root anchored it to the   
      ground like giant arms.   
      
       Dalene Matthee, Circle in a Forest, 1984.   
      
      
      Knysna, South Africa Coordinates: 33.9167 -22.9579   
      
      
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