I came across this interesting beauty with its striking crown as focal point at our local botanical gardens a few weeks ago.
This slow growing Tree Aloe is native to South Africa and considered an ornamental plant. It can grow as tall as 18m high and is recorded as Africa’s largest aloe. It has tubular rose pink flowers which bloom in the winter months.
It is a subtropical tree and you can find it in the coastal regions, kloofs and valleys. It has a shallow root system but enough space should be provided for the trees massive stem base which could reach a diameter of 3m when adult. Do not plant it close to buildings as it needs full sun and well-drained soil with added compost.
The Tree Aloe is also called the "InKalane Enkulu" which means "big one" in Zulu, one of our 11 languages spoken in South Africa.
Photos were taken with my Samsung Galaxy S7.
Beautiful tree :)
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Thank you jrlo.
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Thank you for the great pics. How old do you think that tree is?
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Hi, lucky.digger. This one could be about 25 years but I will find the exact date for you and get back to you with it. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Muchas gracias por compartir este post.. Realmente interesante. Sigue así. Felicidades.!!
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Gracias, me encanta tomar fotos de temas interesantes. Disfrute de un fin de semana encantador.
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Wonderful photography work, @crazymumzysa! I have just upvoted the post of yours.
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Thank you for your support lazariko12, I truly appreciate it.
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Woah, that's a cool looking tree! And nice pictures @crazymumzysa! Check out mine if you've got some time! :) Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you droidsid. Love sharing interesting things.
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Wow, those are some impressive pictures to take with a phone, well done!
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Thank you catonwheels. These phones are excellent.
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Every time i see some photos here in the community and thinks that they are taken with a dslr and then find out that the person is using a galaxy s7, this is indeed a very capable phone of producing some great photos @crazymumzysa
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Thank you jzeek, I love my phone and it is very handy, much easier than to carry a camera around with you. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Amazing shots and post.
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Thank you freshstuff.
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Amazing aloe trees. I have aloe growing in my backyard which I use for burns but they are just in pots.
Thank-you for your wonderful article!
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Thank you cabbagepatch. We have some interesting aloe species here in South Africa. Actually, we are quite blessed with a huge variety of trees in all our provinces. Have a fabulous weekend.
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That looks like Roodekrans Botanical garden, we have one of these in the Amanzimtoti Library gardens and it has been there well over 35 years we have lived here. Sadly the termites have gotten into it and half has fallen down recently @crazymumzysa
Needless to say winter flowering, and a joy to see the bees swarming around and pollinating in the warm wintry son.
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Thank you for your reply joanstewart. I hope you have joined the South African community. I will add your user name. I need to go pay the Library a visit next time I am on holiday. We love spending time at Scotsburgh. Have fun this weekend.
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This is cool, thanks for sharing!
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Thank you very much, lily-da-vine. I loved this Aloe Tree and learning more about them.
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Wow
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Steemians check this out https://steemit.com/photography/@unlimited921/pre-wedding-photo-shoots
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Nice tree shots. But lets give the compliments to the tree which has an interesting look :-)
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how much those trees live ?
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This one is about 25 years old, bassemm.
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it looks older than that :)
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It is very beautiful. I love how these blocks were placed around it.
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love it
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Great phost @crazymumzysa. It's exciting - the aloe tree is in nature! I have aloe in pots on the windowsill:)
Travel with me! I hope you enjoy my best works last week! Maybe you have not seen everyone!
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good to see
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