Environmental Specialists · Cape Town
Garden &Organics
Professional environmental services to private, corporate and government sectors
Is your tree dying? It could be PSHB.
The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle is killing trees across Cape Town's suburbs — from Newlands and Constantia to Pinelands and Durbanville. Once a tree is infested, it becomes a launchpad for the beetle to spread to your neighbours. Early detection saves trees. Fast, safe removal saves the rest of your garden.
Watch for these signs Early symptoms of PSHB
Small round holes, roughly the size of a sesame seed, on the trunk and branches.
Blobs of sap or sticky goo coming out of the bark around the entry holes.
Brown or dark wet stains spreading from the holes down the bark.
Discoloured leaves, cracks on the branch, dry or leafless sections of an otherwise healthy-looking tree.
Our Services
Garden & Organics
Why Choose Garden & Organics
15+ years protecting Cape Town's green spaces
We work the way the City does — by-the-book, fully insured, with the equipment and crew to back it up.
Fully Insured & Compliant
Qualified Herbicide & Pest Control Operator in terms of the Agricultural Act 36 of 1947. Compliant firebreak preparation under the National Veld & Forest Fire Act.
Fast Turnaround
Quick site assessment and rapid mobilisation — because storm damage, fallen trees and PSHB infestations do not wait.
Trusted by the City
Contracted by the City of Cape Town alongside corporate and private clients. The same standards on every job, regardless of who is paying.
100% Black Youth Owned
A B-BBEE Level 1 Contributor — the highest possible rating. Real local impact, real local employment, real local accountability.
Service
From our clients
Trusted on private estates, corporate sites and City contracts
Two London Planes in our Newlands garden had been infested with PSHB for months before we realised. Garden & Organics assessed both trees the next morning, removed one and saved the other through careful pruning. Booked, removed, cleared — three days.
We needed firebreaks prepared across the boundary of our farm before the season. Garden & Organics handled the legal compliance side as well as the physical work. Properly priced, properly invoiced, properly done.
A storm dropped a 12 metre gum tree across the entrance to our complex on a Sunday night. They arrived within four hours, made the area safe, and had it fully removed by Tuesday afternoon. Excellent crew.
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Worried about a tree on your property? Book a free assessment.
Tell us where you are and what you are seeing. We will give you an honest opinion, a written quote, and — if you go ahead — a fully insured crew on site.