Aloidendron Species, Kokerboom, Quiver Tree (Aloidendron dichotomum)
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Lotus LAnd Santa Barbara
Seedling
Huntington Gardens, Pasadena CA
Seedling showing warty leaves typical of this as young plant. Looses these very soon, however.
Currently growing in zone 9a, outdoors.
Currently growing in zone 9a, outdoors.
Currently growing in zone 9a, outdoors.
Some seedlings in zone 9b
December southern California flowering
Aloe, front right with a Euphorbia behind.
just starting to bloom in San Diego, California, very end of October
leaf bases
In a plant show
In a plant show
January 4, 2007; at the peak of its bloom, San Marino, CA
another shot of mature flowers, January southern California
cold damage from 26F freeze in southern California
thought this would be a good comparison shot: Aloe dichotoma on the left, and in front of it, Aloe ramosissima, in private garden, Southern California
private garden southern California
look of mature trees in southern California landscape, private garden, southern California
Hope I live to see it get big :)
About a 4 year old plant, southern California
another trunk view southern California
maturing palm, southern California
Huntington Garden tree November showing lots of imature yellow-green flowers
Tree in Southern California's Huntington Gardens, winter
flowers in February, southern California
Aloe dichotoma
Aloe dichotoma
Aloe dichotoma
Aloe dichotoma
In late Bob Taylor's former garden in El Cajon, CA.
Its now about 10 years old. Flowered the first time at the age of 8.
flowering in November, southern California
fall flowers, southern California
Today in Wild Animal Park, Escondido, CA
Today in Wild Animal Park, Escondido, CA
3-2009, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
3-2009, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
A favorite rubbing post for Homer
Great bark!
Sale plant dug up and boxed... some say this plant does not move well, but it sure seems to
more sale plants in California Cactus Center nursery, Pasadena, California
Very young seedling.
aloe plicatilis on left aloe dichotoma on right
Bachs - Oct. 2010
this species is very prone to root rot if grown in clayey soils in cool climates, and one of the hardest to grow from a cutting
Growing in Phoenix, AZ near 3rd st & Coronado
Growing in Phoenix, AZ near 3rd st & Coronado
Growing in Phoenix, AZ near 3rd st & Coronado
Growing in full sun in Phoenix, AZ near 3rd st & Coronado
Mature Aloe dichotoma, Worcester, South Africa
Aloe dichotoma trunk detail
Beautiful Aloe dichotoma at Soekershof Gardens, Robertson, South Africa
took over 1.5 years, but this Aloe had rotted roots, so I just planted it in perlite on top of cactus soil and it's finally rerooted!
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
found this behemoth at a So Cal nursery... for sale! All you have to do is dig it up (bottom half of plant hidden... this thing is huge!)
rotted top, but a new branch then form of the side... hardy plants!!
The strange seeds of the Aloe Dichotoma
Growing in zone 9b, Phoenix, AZ. March 13, 2013, mid Spring.
Growing in zone 9b, Phoenix, AZ. March 13, 2013, mid Spring.
weird growth along stem as a result of Aloe mite damage/infection
large plants for sale, southern California
Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi. Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl.
Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi. Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl.
Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi. Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl.
Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi. Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl.
Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi. Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl.
Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi. Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl.
Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Near Nieuwoudtville, 2013. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl.
Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl.
Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 2014. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 2014. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 2014. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 2014. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 2014. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 2014. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 2014. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Blooming yellow. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. Huntington Botanic Gardens,
Huntington Gardens in winter in fruit (late February)
20km from Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 6/2015. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi."
20km from Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 6/2015. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
20km from Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 6/2015. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
20km from Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 6/2015. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
20km from Nieuwoudtville, South Africa, 6/2015. Copyright of Hendrik van Zijl. Courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl of Van Zijl, guesthouses on Nieuwoudtville Cape an ideal stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagadi.
Blooming in December, San Diego, Ca. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford.
Blooming in December, San Diego, Ca. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford.
Dawn at Balboa Park Desert Garden,San Diego, Ca. Copyright Ken Blackford
Balboa Park Desert Park, San Diego, Ca. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Lesotho, southern Africa. Copyright Jeremy Spath, owner at Water's Path Landscape Design and Curator at Rancho Soledad Nursery.
The Kokerboom Forrest. South Africa, Copyright of, courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. Stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagad. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za/
The Kokerboom Forrest. South Africa, Copyright of, courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. Stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagad. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za/
The Kokerboom Forrest. South Africa, Copyright of, courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. Stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagad. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za/
The Kokerboom Forrest. South Africa, Copyright of, courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. Stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagad. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za/
The Kokerboom Forrest. South Africa, Copyright of, courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. Stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagad. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za/
Copyright Jeremy Spath, owner at Water's Path Landscape Design and Curator at Rancho Soledad Nursery.
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Gannabos. May, 2016, Copyright of, courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. Stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagad. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Gannabos. May, 2016, Copyright of, courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. Stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagad. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Gannabos. May, 2016, Copyright of, courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. Stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagad. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Gannabos. May, 2016, Copyright of, courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. Stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagad. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Namibia. Photo courtesy of Kelly Griffin. Copyright of Kelly Griffin.
Namibia. Photo courtesy of Kelly Griffin. Copyright of Kelly Griffin.
Namibia. Photo courtesy of Kelly Griffin. Copyright of Kelly Griffin.
Namibia. Photo courtesy of Kelly Griffin. Copyright of Kelly Griffin.
Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
2016. November flowering. Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
November flowering. Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
November flowering. Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Growth shown between 2003 to 2009. See photo from 2016 to compare. Copyright Ken Blackford, Ca.
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
The Richtersveld region of northwestern S.A. Photo courtesy/copyright of Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
The Richtersveld region of northwestern S.A. Photo courtesy/copyright of Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.
Copyright of, courtesy of Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. Stopover on your way to and from the Kgalagad. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Northern Cape of South Africa. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
Bifurcating at 5 feet tall. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Bifurcating at 5 feet tall. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
Grunau, Namibia. Photo courtesy/copyright of Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead, AZ.
Bokkeveld Plato, South Africa. Copyright Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Bokkeveld Plato, South Africa. Copyright Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Bokkeveld Plato, South Africa. Copyright Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Bokkeveld Plato, South Africa. Copyright Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Bokkeveld Plato, South Africa. Copyright Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Copyright Hendrik van Zijl, Van Zijl Guesthouses, Nieuwoudtville Cape. http://nieuwoudtville.co.za
Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape, South Africa. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
Namibia at sunset. In habitat. Copyright Judd Kirkel Welwitch of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
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Aloidendron Species, Kokerboom, Quiver Tree
Aloidendron dichotomum
| Type: | Trees, Tropicals and Tender Perennials |
| Height: | 15-30 ft. | 4.7-9 m |
| Conditions: | Zone 9-11, Sun to Partial Shade |