Baobabs are the most iconic trees on the savannah; and also the longest-lived. Its size is so impressive that its hollow stem can measure more than 20 meters in diameter and can store up to 120 ...
Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first glance, ...
The Conversation By Sarah Venter BAOBABS are sometimes called “upside-down trees”, because their branches look like roots reaching skywards. Of the eight species of baobab in the world, six are ...
Many recognise it as a common sight in dry areas while others look at it as an upside-down tree that lives to inspire folklores but the iconic African baobab tree has recently topped the global ...
An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ yet local harvesters are barely surviving The sun sets behind a baobab tree, known as the tree of life, in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 22, ...
Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya on November 22 revoked licenses that permitted a private company to uproot baobab trees in Kilifi and transport them to the United States. CS ...
Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old ...