Picture of Quiver Tree

-- Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma) is the national tree of Namibia. Its common name comes from the fact that the San people (bushmen) use its branches to make quiver for their arrows. The silvery powder that cover its forked branches reflect the sun and its fibrous trunk help keep it cool. The scales in its trunk can be very sharp. Quiver trees can live up to 300 years and may reach a height of 9m. They grow in the rocky desert highlands of Namibia and South Africa. Global warming is threatening this species, as scientific observations have already alerted.