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Once your tree is safely planted, what is the proper care to ensure success?

Water Your Tree: Until your tree is thoroughly established (typically one to two years), water it once or twice a week. You want your tree to form deep roots to help it resist drought and wind, so a long slow trickle of water is more effective than a quick spritz. Don’t forget to let the ground dry out between watering.

Pruning: Trees should be pruned after planting to remove broken, damaged, diseased or dead branches. Prune also to develop a good branch structure once the tree has become established in its new home, usually 1-3 years after planting. Never remove more than 25 percent of total foliage in one year.

Eliminate Dangers: Keep lawn mowers and string trimmers away from tree to avoid wounding the trunk. Reduce herbicide use near tree and in surrounding lawn.

Fertilization: Never fertilize stressed trees. Fertilizer is not tree food. It should be applied only after first year – and only if absolutely necessary. When used, fertilizer should be applied at the perimeter edge of the planting site. Also, do not plant flowers under the tree.

Mulching: Organic mulches can be used to conserve moisture, regulate soil temperature, discourage weed and vegetation growth, and replenish vital nutrients. Routine mulching will also improve root growth and contribute to the overall health of the tree.

Anna Tree / Anna Tree

Apple Leaf / Appelblaar

Baobab / Kremertart

Black Monkey Thorn /

Swartapies Doring

Broomcluster Fig /

Besemtrosvy

Brown Ivory / Bruin Ivoor

Brown Stinkwood /

Bruin Stinkhout

Buffalo Thorn /

Blinkblaar wag-n-bietjie

Bushveld Gardenia /

Bosveld Katjiepiering

Cape Ash / Kaapse Essenhout

Cheesewood / Kasuur

Coral Tree / Koraal

False Buffalo Thorn /

Vals Buffeldoring

False Marula /

Vals Maroela

False Olive / Vals Olyf

Fevertree /

Koorsboom

Flatcrown / Platkroon

Forest Bushwillow /

Bosvaderlandswilg

Forest Elder / Bosvlier

Forest Natal Mahogany /

Bosrooienshout

Henkel's Yellow /

Henkel-se-Geelhout

Hook-thorn / Haakdoring

Jackalberry /

Jakkalsbessie

Karee / Karee

Knob Thorn /

Knoppiesdoring

Knobbly Fig / Knoppiesvy

Lavender Tree /

Laventel Boom

Marula / Maroela

Matumi / Mingerhout

Monkey Thorn /

Apiesdoring

Natal Guarii /

Natal gwarrie

Natal Mahogany /

Natal Mahonie

Nyala Tree / Nyala Boom

Outeniqua Yellowwood /

Geelhout

Paperbark / Papierbas

Pod-mahogany /

Peulmahonie

Red Ivory / Rooi Ivoor

Red Milkwood / Moepel

River Bushwillow /

Vaderslandwilg

Sausage Tree / Worsboom

Silky Thorn / Sydoring

Silver Clusterleaf /

Vaalboom

Snuffbox Tree /

Snuifkalbassie

Sweet Thorn / Soetdoring

Toad Tree / Padda boom

Tree Wisteria /

Vanwykshout

Umbrella Thorn /

Haak-en-steek

Water Pear /

Water Peer

Waterberry / Waterbessie

Weepingboerbean /

Huilboerboon

Weepingwattle /

Huiboom

White Karee / Wit Karee

White Syringa /

Wit Sering

White Stinkwood /

Wit Stinkhout

Wild Mango / Wilde Mango

Wild Olive / Wilde Olyf

Wild Pear / Drolpeer

Wild Plum / Wilde Pruim

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