"THE BIG TREE" ...

Ndola - Zambia About Messages Page 1 Messages Page 2 People of Ndola Muriel Westmore Hanif Badat Ndola Masjid Contact '100' years old Mahesh Tailor Photo Page 1 Photo Page 2 Paul Walker Photo Collection - Part 1 Paul Walker Photo Collection - Part 2 Tushar Bulsara Ian Broderick Tom B Andersen's Ndola Pictures Sarala Sankar Kanini Primary School by Bharat Patel Kensenshi High School Dominican Convent Secondary School Ndola's Mofu Tree ... known as "THE BIG TREE" ... Jame Masjid Lusaka Guest Book Page Spirit of the Land Story Page Kilimanjaro August 1965 Yunus Vadva - Photo Page Old Photos around Zambia Old Photos Of Lusaka Old Photos of Kitwe ......Gud old days!!.... Clouds 1 Clouds 2

Just in from: Arun Arya - 20 March 2008

Dear All ...

We have just lost one of best known landmarks ...

After standing proudly dominant for well over 150 years, Ndola's 'Big Tree' — a Zambian National Monument — has sadly collapsed.  The collapse is thought to have been caused by the current heavy rains.  The tree was over 100 feet tall, and the surrounding bush — thick as it is in parts — all topped out where this wonderful Mofu tree started its first branches.   Situated on the Ndola-Kitwe road about 8 kilometres from Ndola, it was often incorrectly referred to as the 'Slave Tree' — a different tree which is situated in Ndola's Makoli Avenue.   The 'Big Tree' stood between both fingers of the dual carriageway, and obligingly fell between the two roads, causing no problems to traffic.  A concrete plinth on which a dedicated descriptive message in both English and Bemba was displayed, was severely damaged by the fall.  

A sad day for all who were privileged to pass it by ...

Free