Bakoven is a small, quiet cove just south of Camps Bay, named for the oven-shaped granite boulders along its shoreline. It’s a mostly residential and holiday-home area, and the rocky, exposed terrain means gardens here are generally smaller and more wind-hardy than the larger properties further along the coast.
Given the exposed granite terrain and coastal wind, we pay close attention to root stability and wind damage when assessing trees in Bakoven, conditions here are closer to Camps Bay and Clifton than to the more sheltered Hout Bay valley. Salt-laden air off the Atlantic also affects tree health along this stretch, so we check for salt damage on foliage and branch tips as part of every assessment.
Properties tucked between the boulders sometimes have very limited planting space, so any tree work here tends to be precise and specimen-focused rather than large-scale clearance.
Whatever the size of the job, we start every Bakoven assessment the same way, a free, honest visit to look at the property before quoting.