by Jon van den Heever | Jan 9, 2019 | Daily work
The polyphagous shot hole borer beetle, or PSHB (Euwallacea fornicates), originating in Southeast Asia, is a highly dangerous species. Recently discovered in Johannesburg, it is capable of causing a great deal of damage to indigenous trees in South Africa. Although...
by Jon van den Heever | May 23, 2018 | Daily work
The “topping” (cutting off the top) of beautiful naturally-occurring trees like Cape ash, cheesewood and milkwood for the sake of a panoramic view of the sea is a phenomenon in Plettenberg Bay and probably in every coastal urban area. Charles feels that this tragedy...
by Jon van den Heever | Apr 25, 2015 | Daily work
I am on a big landscaping site overlooking Robberg Beach in Plettenberg Bay. Three large coastal coral trees, two slightly smaller than the other, are being offloaded for strategic placement on the site. This requires a large crane truck with a special operating crew....
by Jon van den Heever | Mar 10, 2015 | Daily work
Charles was once consulted about seven candlewood trees on a plot in Nature’s Valley where the owner was about to build an eco-home, but in the modern style of using “maximum footprint” by building over the largest possible portion of the stand, presumably for maximum...
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