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Tree of the year 2018

Piet Stoker (PhD)

Aug 4, 2018
2 min

Tree of the year 2018

2018 tree of the year is Yellowwood. This year is different in that there are actually 4 "trees of the year" I show the difference between them and briefly discuss their main attributes. In the picture from left to right: Real Yellowwood (Podocarpus latifolius) Outeniqua Yellowwood (Podocarpus falcatus recently re-named as Afrocarpus falcatus). Breede River Yellowwood (Podocarpus elongatus) Drooping-leaved Yellowwood also known as Henkel's Yellowwood (Podocarpus henkelii, re

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Frost protection for trees

Piet Stoker (PhD)

Jul 1, 2018
3 min

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 inhibiting future growth. This blog explains our best practice for protecting your trees from frost and cold damage. We start with a few important facts. Black frost is a term used for very severe frost which usually occurs during clear sky, wind-still nights. Cells in the tree's leaves (and possibly in its trunk and branches) freeze, causin

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Best practice for planting indigenous trees

Piet Stoker (PhD)

Jul 20, 2017
3 min

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 indigenous trees business is this: “If you look after your trees, they will look after you”. Planting Treeshop’s trees cultivated in 20, 50 and 100L bags. Table 1 shows recommended hole size and the “recipe” of the filling mixture per bag size Proceed as follows: 1) Thoroughly mix soil taken from the hole with the quantities of ingredients shown

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