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From 1996 to 2021, the forum of the largest travel guide book publisher, Lonely Planet, was named the "Thorn Tree travel forum" after this tree. [25] The Pool Deck Restaurant is located adjacent to the hotel's rooftop pool on the fifth floor. It is al fresco style with buffet options. [16] The Exchange Bar is named for the Nairobi Securities ...
It is named for a Naivasha thorn tree (Acacia xanthophloea) that has been used as a message board for the city of Nairobi, Kenya since 1902. [24] The tree still exists in the Stanley Hotel, Nairobi. In April 2020, the forum was locked and left in read-only mode as part of Lonely Planet temporarily halting business in response to the COVID-19 ...
Thorn tree may refer to: The common name for several species of trees in tropical or temperate climates that have spiky, thornlike leaves, e.g. the Acacia and the boxthorn (Lycium) Thorntree, a housing estate in the town of Middlesbrough, in North East England; A long-running travel-related discussion forum on the Web site of Lonely Planet
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Vachellia robusta, the splendid thorn, is an Afrotropical tree species. It is native to eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia and Somalia in the north to South Africa and Namibia in southern Africa.
Vachellia cornigera, commonly known as bullhorn acacia (family Fabaceae), is a swollen-thorn tree and myrmecophyte native to Mexico and Central America.The common name of "bullhorn" refers to the enlarged, hollowed-out, swollen thorns (technically called stipular spines) that occur in pairs at the base of leaves, and resemble the horns of a steer.
The thorn on Wearyall Hill, before its branches were cut off by vandals in 2010. Glastonbury Tor is in the background.. The Glastonbury thorn is a form of common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna 'Biflora' [1] (sometimes incorrectly called Crataegus oxyacantha var. praecox), found in and around Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
In moist and humus-rich environments it becomes a taller, spreading shade tree. This plant prefers a full sun exposure, but can grow on a wide range of dry soils (sand dunes, clay, alkaline and chalky soils, etc.), at an altitude of 0–1,500 metres (0–4,921 ft) above sea level.