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Quiver Tree

Aloe dichotoma

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There cannot be many other plants in the world that are used, both as a fridge and as a source for arrow quivers.

Aloe dichotoma, Quiver Tree, in the Great Glasshouse
Quiver Tree, Aloe dichotoma in the South African zone of the Great Glasshouse

Coeden ddefnyddiol i lwyth y Khoi-Khoi

Khoi-Khoi tribesmen of the South African Cape used quiver tree branches as quivers for their arrows – hence the tree’s name.

They also hollowed out the large trunks of dead trees, to use as a natural fridge for water, meat and vegetables.