![]() ![]() ![]() They are bright canary yellow, held close to the leaves, at the tips of the branches, and are fairly short and carried erect. ![]() ![]() Roots: It has a spread-root-system the roots are somewhat fleshy.įlowers: The flowers are branch panicles up to 30 cm tall from the base of the peduncle to the apex of the terminal of the raceme. In this species the old dry leaves drop off so that the leafy rosettes only remain at the tips of the branches, leaving the rest of their length clean. These rosettes at the tips of the forked branches usually form a dense, rounded crown. Leaves are arranged in a spiralled terminal rosette in old plants, but in juvenile plants they are ranked in vertical rows. Leaves: About 30cm long and 5cm wide, blue-green, fleshy, bearing a narrow brownish-yellow margins margin of thorns. The bark on the trunk is rather hard and forms beautiful golden brown scales, but beware, the edges of these scales are razor sharp. Typically, the trunk tapers from a thick base towards the top and begins to branch and re-branch dichothocomously at about half way up the trunk, earning the plant its specific epithet for this dichotomous pattern. Stem: Smooth, covered with a thin layer of whitish powder that helps to reflect away the hot sun's rays. This is one of the most branched and tree-like species of aloe. It is one of the biggest members of the genus Aloe and may reach an age of over 80 years and a height of approximately 7(-9) metres with up to 1 m of diameter at ground level. This geological site is a vast pile of large dolerite rocks.Ĩ.) Aloe dichotoma is known as Choje to the indigenous San people.ĩ.) There are 3 known species of aloes that inhabit the same arid areas of the Richtersveld and the Namib Desert.ġ0.) Aloe dichotoma is cultivated in the southwestern United States for use in landscaping.ġ1.) The slow growth rate and relative rarity of the plant make it a particularly expensive specimen.ġ2.) The Giant Quiver or Aloe pillansii is also called Bastard Quiver Tree.ġ3.) This plant is a critically endangered species of tree in the Aloaceae family.ġ4.) This aloe grows up to 15 meters in height and is slightly similar to Aloe dichotoma.ġ5.) The Giant Quiver is severely threatened by habitat loss.Description: It is probably the best known aloe that form an extremely tough tree with densely rounded crown as a result of the repeatedly forked branches. It is called “quiver tree” because Bushmen use its branches to make quivers.ĥ.) This unique forest is spontaneous the highest quiver trees are up to 3 centuries old.Ħ.) Quiver Tree Forest was declared a national monument of Namibia in 1995.ħ.) Giant’s Playground, another tourist attraction of Namibia, is located near the Quiver Tree Forest. Here are some interestingly cool facts about this desert plant and forest.ġ.) The Quiver Tree Forest or Köcherbaumwald in Afrikaans is a forest found in Namibia.Ģ.) This forest is a popular and a well-known tourist attraction in the southern part of the country.ģ.) The forest comprises about 250 specimens of Aloe dichotoma, a species of aloe that is also locally known as "quiver tree".Ĥ.) Quiver tree is Kokerboom in afrikaans. Quiver Tree is a unique plant that can only be found somewhere in the continent of Africa. It is also one of the most expensive trees. Quiver Tree is one of the rarest plants in the world. So what is the connection of the quiver tree to this? Their primary source of living is gathering and hunting – using bow and arrow. We are already in the so-called “cyberspace age” but there are still some group of people in the world that are primitive. Vegetations in arid or dry areas are very rare that’s why inhabitants on these particular regions of the Earth see to it that each and every species are used to the fullest extent. ![]()
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