Piet Stoker (PhD)

The bee-value of South Africa's trees

Honeybees form an essential service in our food production. They also forage nectar, pollen and propolis from our indigenous trees...

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Piet Stoker (PhD)

5 trees for very small gardens: South African indigenous trees

Bushveld gardenia, Bladder-nut, Big num-num, Transvaal milkplum and Small-leaved dragon are recommended for planting in a very small garden.

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Piet Stoker (PhD)

Screening solutions using trees & shrubs

We often get inquiries for indigenous trees that can be used for screening. In this article we share our ideas and insights into the...

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Piet Stoker (PhD)

Frost protection for trees

Winter is upon us! A single cold spell can cause your newly planted trees to either die off to the ground, or damage its cell structure...

Piet Stoker (PhD)

Evergreen, fast growing indigenous trees

We often get inquiries for evergreen, fast growing indigenous trees. In this article we share our ideas and insights into the matter. We...

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Piet Stoker (PhD)

Best practice for planting indigenous trees

This article provides advice and guidance on planting indigenous trees. A nutshell summary of our experience over many years in the...

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Piet Stoker (PhD)

Gardening with Indigenous trees - A price and quality check

If there is one thing in the Tree Industry that is NOT true, is the age old saying "You get what you pay for". I recently surveyed prices...

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Piet Stoker (PhD)

The quest for single stem straight trunk trees

Nine out of ten clients ask for singe stem trees with an upright, straight trunk, branching at about 2m. In addition all specimens of the...