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Source domain: iziko.org.za
Collected on 13 July 2026
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What this means
This document is a webpage text from Iziko Museums of South Africa about the “Norfolk Island Pine” in Cape Town’s Public Gardens. It provides a chronological “noteworthy events” timeline from about 1850 through 1939, including the tree being struck by lightning, felled and removed in 1939. The page also includes Iziko’s visitor information about temporary maintenance closures at the Iziko South African Museum, listing which exhibition halls remain open and offering a same-day complimentary entry ticket to specified other Iziko museums.
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museum exhibitionOngoing
Norfolk Island Pine
An exhibition page presents the history of a Norfolk Island Pine planted around 1850 in Cape Town's Botanic Gardens, including its removal in 1939 and related historical events.
- Who it is for
- visitors interested in the Norfolk Island Pine and Cape Town history
- How to act on it
- Use the exhibition page to learn about the tree and its historical timeline.
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Norfolk Island Pine
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City of Cape Town, Western Cape
Key Takeaways
- Subject: Norfolk Island Pine in Cape Town Public Gardens
- Tree planted: about 1850
- Tree event: struck by lightning, felled and removed in 1939
- Status: Now Showing (Permanent exhibition context)
- Visitor notice: some Iziko South African Museum sections temporarily closed for maintenance and repairs
- ISAM halls listed as still open: Whale Well, Power of Rock Art, Home Coming, The Sea and Us, Gaiasphere, The Art of Science, Tata Madiba, Humanity, Bees!
- ISAM Café remains open
- Complimentary entry ticket offered for same-day exploration at: Iziko South African National Gallery, Iziko Slave Lodge, Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum, Iziko Old Town House
- Iziko Museums of South Africa
- Iziko South African Museum
- Iziko South African National Gallery
- Iziko Slave Lodge
- Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum
- Iziko Old Town House
- Zikhona Jafta
- South African Museum
- Cape Town Municipality
- John Streeter
- Charles Adderley