This thousand-year-old fig tree near Pretoria was called Wonderboom, meaning ‘wonder tree’ in Afrikaans, by the Voortrekkers in 1836. Today, its trunks and roots are protected by circular walkways Credit: Wellcome Library / Wikimedia Its vast canopy is said to have sheltered up to a thousand people. With 13 trunks and covering…
Wonder tree: a room for a thousand people
