It is named after the original Keurboom estate. The keurboom is an indigenous tree. Parks in Rondebosch include Keurboom Park and Rondebosch Park. It takes its name from the indigenous keurboom tree which grows in the region. Keurboom Park is a park in Rondebosch, Cape Town, in South Africa. The common name in South Africa (in Afrikaans) is keurboom, meaning 'choice tree'.