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Re: Plant Identification

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Klipspringer wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:13 pm
Richprins wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:03 pm but why buffalo thorn? -O-
I tried to find out, to no avail.

My story is: This is a very good tree to hide in or behind when you are chased by buffalo.
Or: This is a very good tree to build a kraal to protect your homestad from buffalo.

However, why not lion thorn then :-?
Here is the explanation



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O\/

:ty: Klippies!


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Hmmm! A buffalo will probably always use that tactic, whatever kind of bush or tree it can back into. Someone must have seen a buffalo doing it with a buffalo thorn and the name has stuck O** lol


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Who has ever seen a buffalo reversing into a tree? -O-


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I don't know, but it would be a logical move, if the buffalo would consider it lol lol


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Medium tree, 5m, Marloth

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No hairy leaves nor thorns! :-0


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Month?


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July! :-0


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I don't think that there are birches in SA and fever trees do not have branches so far down -O-


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No fruits?

Close to river?

Milky latex?

Older tree nearby with dark bark?


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