quiver tree
kokerboom
aloe dichotoma latin

Unscathed, he left the still quivering tree in ruins.

The forest is spontaneous; the tallest quiver trees are two to three centuries old.

Some species of trees here can store water in the dry environment, such as the aloe quiver tree's fat trunk.

Also found here are gnarled quiver trees, tall aloes and a variety of other succulents.

The species is also called Maiden's Quiver Tree.

Although Aloe dichotoma is common in southern Africa, there are only a small number of quiver tree forests proper.

The town is situated near two quiver tree forests, one of them being a national monument and a major tourist attraction of Namibia.

The report red-listed 10 animal and plant species, including the beluga whale, emperor penguin and the quiver tree.

Dead and dying quiver trees were displayed alongside live specimens to illustrate how warmer temperatures have forced the species to migrate southwards.

The eye-catching silhouette of the quiver tree is typical of this part of Northern Cape landscape.

Quiver Trees and Camelthorn trees are common with large numbers of Euphorbia shrubs .

The most characteristic plant in the park is the giant aloe (Aloe dichotoma) known locally as the quiver tree or kokerboom.

In the Quiver Tree Forest near Keetmanshoop, Namibia, a solo traveler stopped to stare...and her subject stared right back.

The conservatory displays plant communities from a variety of terrains, the most interesting of which is the Namaqualand and Kalahari section, with baobabs and quiver trees.

The Quiver Tree Forest (Kokerboom Woud in Afrikaans) is a forest and a well-known tourist attraction of southern Namibia.

Aloe dichotoma, also known as quiver tree or kokerboom, is a species of aloe indigenous to Southern Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape region, and Namibia.

One of the few examples of spontaneous forests of A. dichotoma is the Quiver Tree Forest, about 14 km north of Keetmanshoop, in Namibia.

As if lulled by a potion, the hairy little beggars curled up in furry balls and, one by one, conked off under the protective boughs of a huge, quivering tree.

The Quiver tree (Kokerboom in Afrikaans) forest between Pofadder and Onseepkans is stunning and is the largest forest of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.

The exhibit was entitled The Heat is On and featured an aloe dichotoma (also known as a quiver tree), which is being studied and monitored as an indicator of climate change.

It comprises about 250 specimens of Aloe dichotoma, a species of aloe that is also locally known as "quiver tree" (Afrikaans: kokerboom) because bushmen use its branches to make quivers.

Known as Choje to the indigenous San people, the quiver tree gets its name from the their practice of hollowing out the tubular branches of Aloe dichotoma to form quivers for their arrows.

The streets lead off from a central little koppie (hill) which now shows off Namaqualand's strange flora, such as the almost leafless Quiver tree whose branches were used by Bushmen to hold their arrows.

"The quiver tree is noted for its drought tolerance and longevity, but it may be operating at the edge of its physiological tolerance," said the report's co-author, Wendy Foden of IUCN.

I do not have the distance off-hand, but I would drive from Windhoek to Keetmanshoop, where I would spend the night (and visit the Quiver Tree Forest) before continuing next day to Luderitz.

The most characteristic plant in the park is the giant aloe (Aloe dichotoma) known locally as the quiver tree or kokerboom.

When they were half a mile from the hillock with its kokerboom crest, Centaine told Blaine, 'There have been other horses grazing around here.

The Quiver Tree Forest (Kokerboom Woud in Afrikaans) is a forest and a well-known tourist attraction of southern Namibia.

Aloe dichotoma, also known as quiver tree or kokerboom, is a species of aloe indigenous to Southern Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape region, and Namibia.

The Quiver tree (Kokerboom in Afrikaans) forest between Pofadder and Onseepkans is stunning and is the largest forest of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.

The soft light of the early sun struck hues of sepia and red and bronze from their rocky walls, and the antediluvian kokerboom trees with their fleshy trunks and palm-like heads crowned their summits.

Ahead of them a low irregularity in the terrain appeared out of the dusty haze, a hillock of purple shale, bare of all vegetation except for a strange antediluvian tree on its summit, a kokerboom with bark like a reptile's skin.

He had not protested when Centaine watched as he split the pliable yellow bark off the trunk of a kokerboom tree, rolled it into a quiver to hold his spare arrows and decorated it with designs of birds and animals burned into the bark with a coal from the camp fire.

Aloe dichotoma is cultivated in the southwestern United States for use in landscaping.

Although Aloe dichotoma is common in southern Africa, there are only a small number of quiver tree forests proper.

See the Aloe dichotoma article for further information, including the distinction between A. dichotoma var.

Aloe ramosissima is a synonym for Aloe dichotoma var.

Aloe pillansii is a synonym of Aloe dichotoma subsp.

Foden and Guy Midgley have modeled range declines of Aloe dichotoma in order to understand this plant's response to climate change.

The most characteristic plant in the park is the giant aloe (Aloe dichotoma) known locally as the quiver tree or kokerboom.

The trees generally used for nest-building are Acacia erioloba, Boscia albitrunca and Aloe dichotoma.

Modeling of Aloe dichotoma in South Africa and Namibia has contributed to understanding the needs of protected areas in response to climate change.

A popular and hardy hybrid with another tree aloe, Aloe dichotoma, is often propagated for landscaping under the name "Aloe x hercules".

Aloe dichotoma, also known as quiver tree or kokerboom, is a species of aloe indigenous to Southern Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape region, and Namibia.

The exhibit was entitled The Heat is On and featured an aloe dichotoma (also known as a quiver tree), which is being studied and monitored as an indicator of climate change.

It comprises about 250 specimens of Aloe dichotoma, a species of aloe that is also locally known as "quiver tree" (Afrikaans: kokerboom) because bushmen use its branches to make quivers.

Known as Choje to the indigenous San people, the quiver tree gets its name from the their practice of hollowing out the tubular branches of Aloe dichotoma to form quivers for their arrows.

So this is the time to begin regular watering of plants like the dragon-tree aloe (Aloe dichotoma), which has thick, silvery, green-edged, barbed leaves, and Euphorbia atropurpuraea, which has narrow, silver-blue foliage.