quiver trees

While researching trees for both dioramas I came across a tree from South Africa that I really wanted to have on the dio. The quiver tree is a very different plant, it looks like a dragon tree, but it isn't a tree, it is a type of aloe. It is also a fairly easy tree to reproduce if you know what you are doing, which I do not. If you think I'm not telling the truth, it is all of your suggestions that makes my dioramas so nice, without everyones comments and suggestions I would still be using model railroad models.

The quiver tree lives in semi arid areas, right on the edge of a singal, usually in rocky areas, so what I did was to put the tree on the mountain/rock formation in the scrub part of the extension. Here is the tree I came up with.
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I used clay to do the leaves and trunk, then I painted.

Well, take care and we'll talk later.

It looks really neat Phil. I like it.

It would be great to see them painted Phil

[ quote = " Kikimalou "] It would be great to see them painted Phil: D [ / quote ]

They are painted, the species I chose have grey bark that is dusted with the same dirt that the habitat holds and the leaf clusters are olive with the same greyish dust all over them, I'll try to get a picture where they are not up against the rock so the colors stand out. There are several species and the ones I chose grow in the rocky scrub and desert habitats in Southern Africa.

They look lovely Phil.

Philter4 wrote:

[ quote = " Kikimalou "] It would be great to see them painted Phil: D [ / quote ]

They are painted, the species I chose have grey bark that is dusted with the same dirt that the habitat holds and the leaf clusters are olive with the same greyish dust all over them, I'll try to get a picture where they are not up against the rock so the colors stand out. There are several species and the ones I chose grow in the rocky scrub and desert habitats in Southern Africa.

All right Phil, I was thinking about some darker quiver trees we talked about

Aloe dichotoma

Here is a photo of the quiver tree in southern Namibia:
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It looks darker,more brownish.

They're such unusual looking trees!

Here is an interesting couple of photos, the first is a quiver tree, the second isn't. Quiver trees are actually Aloa which are in the family Asphodelaceae. The second photo is another South African tree, Anyone know what it is or what family it is in? Take a guess and I'll post the answer tomorrow.

Here is the quiver tree that I modelled my trees after
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Here is a different plant
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This is an example of convergent evolution, where two totally unrelated plants look the same and have similar biology because they live in the same habitat.

No guesses? the tree is called a dragon tree, or sometimes a dragons blood tree. If you have ever had a stuffed nose or chest cold there is a product called witch hazel, works great for any type of stuffed nose or head and chest, and it only has 3 real ingrediants, hazel, water, and dragons blood from this tree. It is a close relative of the lucky bamboo, which isn't a bamboo, but a Dracena or dragon tree.

Philter4 wrote:

No guesses? the tree is called a dragon tree, or sometimes a dragons blood tree. If you have ever had a stuffed nose or chest cold there is a product called witch hazel, works great for any type of stuffed nose or head and chest, and it only has 3 real ingrediants, hazel, water, and dragons blood from this tree. It is a close relative of the lucky bamboo, which isn't a bamboo, but a Dracena or dragon tree.

Of course Phil, how can I missed it ?

A big one could be a big challenge to make, isn't it ?

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Kikimalou wrote:

Philter4 wrote:

No guesses? the tree is called a dragon tree, or sometimes a dragons blood tree. If you have ever had a stuffed nose or chest cold there is a product called witch hazel, works great for any type of stuffed nose or head and chest, and it only has 3 real ingrediants, hazel, water, and dragons blood from this tree. It is a close relative of the lucky bamboo, which isn't a bamboo, but a Dracena or dragon tree.

Of course Phil, how can I missed it ?

A big one could be a big challenge to make, isn't it ?

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I love this one kiki, they remind me of trees from a Dr. Seuss book.

Philter4 wrote:

No guesses? the tree is called a dragon tree, or sometimes a dragons blood tree. If you have ever had a stuffed nose or chest cold there is a product called witch hazel, works great for any type of stuffed nose or head and chest, and it only has 3 real ingrediants, hazel, water, and dragons blood from this tree. It is a close relative of the lucky bamboo, which isn't a bamboo, but a Dracena or dragon tree.

Interesting info Phil. Sorry I didn't guess, I wasn't on here much yesterday. I really like these plants, they are so weird and wonderful!

I love to see those quiver trees!
They look beautifull indeed!

As they are related to the Aloë family as you said, i don't wonder that they have medicinal purpoises...
Aloë product are used very much for many medicinal purpoises.