Thursday, July 28, 2011

Road trip to the Orange River - Quiver Trees

You know you are nearly there when you start seeing Quiver Trees - these amazing Aloe dichotoma trees that grow in the semi-desert areas of the Northern Cape. Legend has it that the Bushmen used the hollow branches as quivers for their arrows.
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3 comments:

  1. Stefan JanssonThursday, July 28, 2011

    I had to google that tree,never seen anything like it before.

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  2. JulieFriday, July 29, 2011

    Very Australian looking landscape here. That tree is reminiscent of our Boab Tree which stores moisture in its enlarged trunk.

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  3. Firefly the Travel GuySunday, July 31, 2011

    A typical Northern Cape landscape. Beautiful.

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