Another thought just jumped into my head – Kuki Gallman planted fever trees on the graves of her husband and son, which I think was so apt and special.
The fever tree is my favorite tree, I fell in love with it as a child in East Africa. When I visited northern Kwa Zulu Natal for the first time decades ago, it was great to see it up there – but what fascinates me, is how it has been planted everywhere in SA now, and that it seems seems happy in these ‘strange’, colder weather places.
Yes! These trees also remind me of Kipling’s description of “the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River all set about with fever trees” in his story of The Elephant’s Child.
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Looks wonderful 🙂
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Thank you!
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Oh what wonderful trees for this week 😀
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Glad you liked it Cee
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the fever tree is very nice
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Thank you Yvette
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🙂
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Another thought just jumped into my head – Kuki Gallman planted fever trees on the graves of her husband and son, which I think was so apt and special.
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That is interesting! Thanks for sharing
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The fever tree is my favorite tree, I fell in love with it as a child in East Africa. When I visited northern Kwa Zulu Natal for the first time decades ago, it was great to see it up there – but what fascinates me, is how it has been planted everywhere in SA now, and that it seems seems happy in these ‘strange’, colder weather places.
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That is true, I never thought they would grow here on the West Coast of South Africa. The first time I saw them was was in KwaZulu-Natal
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Yes! These trees also remind me of Kipling’s description of “the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River all set about with fever trees” in his story of The Elephant’s Child.
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Thank you, Anne. They are a great addition to our garden
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I remember the name of these from Rudyard Kipling. 🙂
janet
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That is great!
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