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News and views from Charles Reitz, arboriculturalist.
Read up on the latest news and views from Charles Reitz, Plettenberg Bay’s leading arboriculturalist.
Shot hole borer threatening Garden Route trees?
The beetle itself doesn’t kill the tree; it is the fungus that accompanies the beetle that does the damage.
Giant yellowwood saved in dramatic transplant
In a major operation to save a 50-year-old yellowwood, Reitz Tree Care successfully transplanted the 8m tall tree.
Charles gives visitors an in-depth talk on plants
Charles Reitz hosted a talk recently at Ouland Nursery in Plettenberg Bay to enlighten visitors on landscaping and horticulture.
What have we learned from the fire?
Since fires swept through the Garden Route from Sedgefield, through Goukamma Valley, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay a year ago, horticulturist, Charles Reitz, has observed and taken notes of the natural processes occurring in both indigenous undisturbed areas as well as...
The urban ‘topping’ menace
Clearing trees can interfere with your neighbours
After the fire: A visit to Solar Beach
An article on rehabilitation of the dune vegetation after the devastating fires that swept through Plettenberg Bay on 7-10 June 2017 and destroyed most of Reitz Tree Care’s structures and property.
Creek-and-pond style graces elegant Plettenberg Bay sea-view property
Charles Reitz and his company Reitz Tree Care and the landscaping division, SustainaScapes, have become preeminent in the Plettenberg Bay region for outstanding creative landscaping, an example of which is a property called The Tree House belonging to the German...
Important insights on post-fire activity
Charles Reitz of Reitz Tree Care has brought his knowledge and understanding of this very region into play in order minimise the after-effects of the fire.
New displays at Ouland Nursery
Charles Reitz of Reitz Tree Care has brought his knowledge and understanding of this very region into play in order minimise the after-effects of the fire.