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Tree Planting · 11 Apr 2026
10 Indigenous Trees Perfect for a Gauteng Garden
Beautiful, water-wise and bird-friendly — these natives will thrive on the Highveld with almost no fuss.
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Chris Shumba
Founder & Director
A short list of indigenous trees that earn their place in any Highveld garden:
- White Stinkwood (Celtis africana) — fast, deciduous, shapely
- Wild Olive (Olea europaea africana) — drought-hardy evergreen
- Buffalo Thorn (Ziziphus mucronata) — traditional, bird-attracting
- Tree Fuchsia (Halleria lucida) — sunbird magnet
- Wild Pear (Dombeya rotundifolia) — first to flower in spring
- Karee (Searsia lancea) — bulletproof on the Highveld
- Cape Ash (Ekebergia capensis) — gorgeous shade tree
- Coral Tree (Erythrina lysistemon) — winter colour
- Cabbage Tree (Cussonia spicata) — architectural
- Yellowwood (Podocarpus latifolius) — national tree, slow & noble
We plant indigenous from R350 per small tree. Ask us when you call.