Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The Small and the Large

 

These three quiver trees are growing in containers at the Desert Botanical Garden.  Quiver trees are native to Southern Africa and their official name is Aloe Dichotoma.  


These quiver trees are on display at a landscaping company I've visited many times in Cave Creek, just north of Scottsdale.  They are pretty impressive when they get big like these.  I think they look kind of exotic.  Which do you like better, the little ones or the big ones?
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10 comments:

  1. biebkriebelsJanuary 19, 2021 at 3:40 AM

    The big ones look like brushes to remove the dust :)

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  2. AndyJanuary 19, 2021 at 3:46 AM

    I am guessing that the trees in the pots are bonsai. They will never reach the size of their brothers and sisters.

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  3. ThérèseJanuary 19, 2021 at 5:31 AM

    I would prefer the little ones... does their sap help with burns? I still don't have aloe in our yard and I burnt myself yesterday evening, I applied honey instead... and it seems to be working but not as well as the aloe.

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  4. TravelJanuary 19, 2021 at 5:45 AM

    I wonder if the small ones, stay small, or if the outgrow the container? The large ones are neat.

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  5. RedPatJanuary 19, 2021 at 7:28 AM

    I can't decide. I do like the small ones for an indoor plant though.

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  6. Steve ReedJanuary 19, 2021 at 7:38 AM

    What bizarre-looking trees! I had no idea aloes could grow in tree form. Do you think the little ones and the big ones are the same species? I think I like the smaller ones in containers. We can see the branches more clearly.

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  7. BillJanuary 19, 2021 at 8:11 AM

    The bigger ones look like heads of broccoli.:) I do like the smaller ones better.

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  8. CatalystJanuary 19, 2021 at 11:42 AM

    I guess I'm odd - I prefer the big ones.

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  9. William KendallJanuary 19, 2021 at 5:55 PM

    These are new to me.

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  10. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 20, 2021 at 5:53 AM

    Hard to choose Sharon they both look exotic in their own way, if I had to choose I'd probably pick the smaller type 🌵

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