Thembalami Care Centre and Max Ordman Deaf Association (MODA) residents and staff celebrated Arbor Week on 2 September, with the planning of a wild olive tree kindly donated by Servest.
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s national Arbor Month campaign aims to sensitise South Africans to the need to conserve, protect and plant trees, and highlights the value and importance of trees and forests to South Africans in general.
The wild olive tree is an evergreen, indigenous, protected tree in the Free State, North West and Northern Provence. It bears sprays of tiny, lightly scented flowers during summer, followed by small, thinly fleshy fruits (either sweet or sour) which ripen purple-black.
“It’s wonderful to have another tree in our garden that our residents can appreciate and enjoy. Thank you to Servest for this lovely gesture,” says Thembalami and MODA manager Esme van der Walt.
