The largest and the most southerly colony of Aloe dichotoma – one of South Africa’s giant aloes, occurs approximately 25 km from Nieuwoudtville just of the tarred road to Loeriesfontein.
This aloe grows almost exclusively on hot north facing slopes and flowers in June/July. In this particular colony there are thousands of plants. In the early morning and late afternoon this aloe forest is almost like a Jurassic Park scene. The Bushmen used the branches of this aloe for their quivers, hence the name Kokerboom/Quiver tree. This site can be visited throughout the year and makes for spectacular photography. |
