Notable Trees of the African Bush E13: Ziziphus mucronata/ Muchecheni/ Buffalo Thorn
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2022
- Nature has many ways of reminding us to slow down and enjoy the moment. Amongst the most effective of these are the insistent “wait-a-bit” thorns from Muchecheni, the Buffalo thorn. A close relative of the musau tree, whose fruit make a delicious (and notably intoxicating!) liquor, the Buffalo thorn is steeped in magical and medicinal uses. I tried to walk past this tree, but its thorns tugged insistently at my shirt sleeve and there was no way I could ignore it. And, given what a beautiful and fabulously useful tree it is, I was delighted to have the chance to make this video in Chizarira National Park in Zimbabwe.
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WOW wonderful
We used to eat dry fruits when nice alternatives had finished. Umphafa
Hi Gus. Thanks! So interesting! Also in Zulu it's called uMlahl'inkosi. The belief is if you die far from home a branch of this can be taken to transport your spirit back home. I also heard that these were the thorns Shaka used to make his warriors run over- if you flinched he killed you! Someone told me that Shaka said the hooked thorn was to show you to learn from your past, but the straight one meant look to the future. Not sure if that's truly a Shaka quote? In Kenya on the coast the kids love to eat these berries (tree called Mguguna) but even more so the Ziziphus mauritiana fruit which is called kunazi.
Mokgalo in Setswana and umLahlankosi in many Nguni languages,used to mark a chief’s’ grave…by planting it on the grave. Otherwise a twig (small branch with leaves i.e) is used to carry a deceased’s roaming spirit, if they did not pass away at their homestead,home to be rested in peace and transcend to the others side. The bark and leaves can be concocted into a remedy for inter alia respiratory ailments…The berries can be ground and used as coffee…Tree of many uses indeed
Thanks for sharing that! I love the stroy of the twig carrying a deceased's roaming spirit. I had never heard that before. Wonderful!
@@AfricanPlantHunter let’s make that a small branch with leaves otherwise some will think a small piece of wood with no leaves…My apologies 😂😜😜
How blessed we are for the privilege to can share.
Thank you!
I grew up eating the berries - umphafa. Yes if your clothes are caught by the thorns it’s a nightmare to detangle . Thanks for giving this beautiful tree publicity.
Thanks so much for sharing that!
Thank you for another fantastic video! We're learning so much about beautiful Zimbabwe through you 💖
You're a treasure and we look forward to your videos always
Thank you so much! I really appreciate those words. They mean a lot to me!
@@AfricanPlantHunter we (the moms and dads on this channel) have been away from Zimbabwe for decades, but every time we check out your channel it makes for great conversation. The things we grew up with, the fruits and food we used to forage. Noone else seems to highlight these things on this platform but this is really what brings us back every time. We appreciate you 😍
Hi Gus, you are a legend!! Thank you for share your knowledge!
Thanks so much. You know how much I enjoy this!!
Wow i love this Channel thanks very much for sharing.
Thank yo. So glad you enjoy it!
Great video 🙌🏻 Your inclusiveness and knowledge is great to learn from
Thanks learning a lot from your channel
Thank you. That's super kind of you to say so!
you have great wisdom and I will be sending money to paytron
Thank you so much. Hugely hugely appreciated!
Nice video. Ntjetjeni in Kalanga. In Bots it grows mostly near rivers or areas that hold water.
Thanks for sharing that!
How to plant it from seeds please ?
What of mwembele how do you call it
I enjoy your channel very much. Thanks for the interesting lessons. I have a bush axe that I brought home as a souvenir after a trip to Zimbabwe. It was explained to me that the blade made from whatever - an old leaf spring or some such, - is inserted into what was the root base of the plant and the handle that is held is actually the stalk - but no one seems to be able to identify the plant for me or show me what it looks like in its natural state. Can you do a piece on this please? I think it would be very interesting and thanks again from Texas for your very enjoyable work.
Thanks for that. Definitely an interesting and unusual question! In Zimbabwe we call an axe "demo". There are many different types of wood used to make them. Let me do some further research and I'll see what I come up with. The best timber I know for making axe handles is leadwood (Combretum imberbe), but it's very tough to work!
@@AfricanPlantHunter Thanks so much. I sent an email with two photos to the info address.
Hi Gus! May I shoot you a mail please? If ever in northern Namibia it would be a fantastic treat if you could pay me a visit and share some knowledge and ideas...
While I have your attention, I hope, any ideas how to deal with termites in a permaculture food forest. I really want to mulch to get soil amendment starting and conserve water usage but the termites makes it impossible, in fact they are killing my young live trees and plants, like peacan, guava and grenadellas even.
Hi, thanks for this. I absolutely love Namibia, so it's a very real possibility that I'll be there sometime soon! If it happens, I'll be sure to let you know. Please do go ahead at shoot me an email: info (at) africanplanthunter.com. Look forward to chatting more!
The Ziziphus spina-christi closely resembles this. If tradition is correct, it is what Christ’s crown of thorns was made of.
I want the teer
Want to pant it
Please