Firstly, because the baobab is Africa's tree. It is found in 31 African countries and has been introduced in several others. Outside Madagascar (which has several unique varieties of baobab), all are ...

Sarah Venter receives funding from the Baobab Foundation. Baobabs are sometimes called “upside-down trees”, because their branches look like roots reaching skywards. Of the eight species of baobab in ...

A researcher followed up on a study warning that the massive trees were in danger, and found many venerable specimens thriving. By Rachel Nuwer Rachel Nuwer has reported on earlier concerns about ...

Baobabs are the mainstay of rural communities in some parts of Africa - they provide food in the form of leaves that are cooked like spinach, and large oval fruit which are rich in vitamin C. Oils are ...

Africa’s iconic baobab trees are dying, and scientists don’t know why. In a study intended to examine why the trees are so long-living, researchers made the unexpected finding that many of the oldest ...

May 15 (Reuters) - The baobab tree is a distinctive sight on the landscape. When its contorted branches are leafless during the dry season, they resemble jumbled roots emanating from a thick trunk, ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) 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 confined to ...

Baobab trees grow in arid and semi-arid parts of Africa, and have deep cultural and ecological significance. Some of these trees are thousands of years old. Global demand for baobab products has ...

The famous baobab tree is being domesticated. Farmers seldom plant baobabs because they take between eight and 23 years to flower – and potentially begin bearing fruit – but a pair of researchers in ...

Driving beyond South Africa’s Limpopo province, into the village of Chivadini, people and grassland are scarce. But the oldest living organisms in Africa – baobab trees – are abundant. These spectral ...

Baobab is a tree that grows in Africa, Australia, and the Middle East. Every part of the tree has traditionally been used as food, as medicine, or as the basis of clothing or household items. Baobab ...