Stella Pelser, Acrylics on Board, 47.5 x 15 x 0.9 cms, "The Quiver Trees"

Stella Pelser (SA 1976 - ), Acrylics on Board, 47.5 x 15 x 0.9 cms, Landscape and Trees Study,"The Quiver Trees". Signed and dated. Certificate of Authenticity.

The quiver tree ( Aloe dichotoma ) is not a tree in the narrower sense of the word, but a succulent the aloes (family Asphodelaceae ) should. The aloes is an African genus of succulents or succulents which only a few trees can be cut. The quiver tree found in desert and halfwoestyngebide in the arid north-east of the Karoo in South Africa (among others at Brandvlei ) and the south of Namibia , including the Garden of the Gods at Keetmanshoop .

Flowers of the quiver tree.

These trees are small with a distinctive thick trunk and a dense, rounded crown. The leaves are typical of a succulent, fleshy and soft surrender juice when crushed, and a blue-green or yellow-green color. Like other aalwynplante the leaves edged with small, yellow-brown teeth. Quiver trees bear bright yellow flowers that are above the wearing blaarroset. The tree's fruit is in the form of a capsule.

Bushmen of vervloeë days used the bark of quiver trees used tubes for their to make gifpyle.

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