Van Riebeeck's Hedge is a hedge planted in 1660 byJan van Riebeeck to mark the border of theDutch East India Company settlement in what is nowCape Town,South Africa. The hedge consisted of indigenous wild almond trees (Brabejum stellatifolium). Sections of the hedge can still be seen inKirstenbosch National Botanical Garden andBishopscourt,[1] and have been declared a National Monument.[2]
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