Kenhardt - Kokerboom Forest

10km/6mi south of Kenhardt on the Brandvlei road is the Kokerboom Forest, now a nature reserve. The kocurboom ("quiver tree") is a giant aloe which produces yellow flowers in June. This slow-growing plant with a smooth bark and grayish-green leaves is excellently adapted to arid conditions, being able to store water in its trunk. In the Kenhardt area there are some 700 of these bizarre trees, which grow to a height of 4m/13ft. The Bushmen used to make quivers for their arrows from the wood of the kocurboom: hence its name.