Tress planted in Randjiefontein Country Estate

Randjiesfontein Country Estate residents and members of the board planted five indigenous trees to celebrate Arbour Month on September 12.

The trees were part of a donation of 200 to the estate by City Parks.
In attendance were estate manager Candice James, chairperson of the estate’s residents association Frank Fox and Julia Goodman, the director of the estate’s conservancy.

Goodman said, “They [trees] provide habitats to all wildlife such as birds and other species including human beings. As it’s Arbour Month, we are using this opportunity to kick start our tree-planting

campaign. We have lost some trees due to drought among climate change’s impact that has hit us,” said Goodman.

She said the trees were drought resistant and it was important to green up the estate again.
James said water would be saved by planting drought-resistant trees. “As part of our conservation efforts, we wanted to get the residents involved so we created an adopt a tree programme. Those families will have a tree named after them and each generation will see their adopted tree grow with them as they grow older,” added James.

During the launch of Arbour Month on August 25, MMC for Community Development in the City of Joburg, Ronald Harris said this year’s theme would be ‘forests and sustainable production and consumption.

“We practise sustainable management of our environment and especially our forests and trees. We not only combat climate change by planting trees but also grow our economy through the supply of forest products, addressing food security, eradicating poverty and expanding agriculture,” said Harris.

He concluded the City of Joburg was challenging all residents to play their part in making the city a greener haven by planting indigenous and fruit trees.

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