Themba Trees
Trees in Grabouw

Themba Trees is a wholesale tree nursery that propagates and grows small, agricultural and retail markets.At Themba Trees, municipal, medium and large indigenous and ornamental trees for the landscaping, we propagate trees from seeds and cuttings. We also sell to farmers, school and education bodies, garden centres, retails nurseries, plant brokers, property developers, as well as other wholesale nurseries. The approximate heights of these trees are 1m, of which our biggest clients are municipalities, 2.2m and 2.8m respectively.Our main market is the wholesale tree market, 1.8m, 1.6m, government departments and landscapers. We stock and sell 2.5litre, 20litre, 10litre, 50litre and 100litre trees. As the trees grow we plant them over into bigger bags. A small proportion of our sales are from retail sales to the public at the Thandi Yard.

We are a wholesale mature tree farm based in the beautiful Elgin Valley, specialising. Explore our variety of trees to find the perfect specimen for your needs. Residential or commercial, big or small, take a look at our gallery for inspiration. Themba Trees is a family-owned and family-run business. We are a tight unit and pride ourselves on offering a personal, friendly, professional and knowledgeable service to each and every customer. Established in 2007, Themba Trees is the vision of entrepreneur, Caroline de Villiers. Passionate about the environment and looking for an opportunity to create sustainable employment within her local community, Caroline saw Themba Trees as the perfect way to use her qualifications to create a meaningful business in the Elgin Valley. With the support of a fantastic team, she heads up the company and is usually found getting her hands dirty in the nursery. We respect the environment and acknowledge ourselves as stewards of sustainability. We place high value on integrity considering it to be the cornerstone of all our efforts. We aim to use these three elements as our compass as we aspire to be recognised as the top tree nursery in South Africa. We treat all our staff with respect, sourcing new employees locally as much as possible and using every opportunity to support, up-skill and develop them. We also partner with like-minded micro-business start-ups, using our networks to connect them and experience to advise them so that their businesses are given the best possible chance of success. We proactively donate trees to numerous NPOs and environmental initiatives in our community and contribute to greening projects where possible. We recognise that it is our duty to use our position to promote the importance of the conservation of our environment within our local community wherever possible. This culminates annually with Arbor Week where we facilitate the distribution and planting of trees at schools, NGOs and municipalities. The use of pesticides is kept to a minimum and only used in problem areas. Implementing biological farming practices which include using herbs amongst trees as natural pesticides, generating and using worm and compost tea. By spacing our trees correctly and pruning regularly, we supply stable and well-balanced trees. We source all our plant stock from accredited propagators which enables us to provide you with resilient premium quality trees and shrubs that will transplant with the least amount of stress and risk of disease. With over 100 species, indigenous and exotic, and more than 50,000 trees on our farm, Themba Trees is experienced in dealing with projects of any type or scale. We grow plants suitable for hedging, screening, shading, avenues, windbreaks, garden features and focal points, coastal tolerance, wind tolerance, drought tolerance or for wet and waterlogged conditions. Our Projects range from large residential developments, government infrastructure and service delivery projects to avenue, screening and feature trees at private residences, farms and estates. Our skilled staff can guide you in your choice of trees and support you with a wealth of expertise on how best to plant and maintain your trees.