Baobab Tree

  • The Baobab Tree, or Adansonia, is a deciduous tree which grows in arid areas and stores water in its trunk. It sheds its leaves in the dry season.
  • The tree is also known as the ‘Upside down tree’, because without its leaves, the branches resemble the roots.

Description

  • The Tree grows in Madagascar, Africa, the Arabian Peninsular and Australia.
  • The Baobab can grow to a height of almost 100 ft (30m) with a diameter of 52 ft (16m).
  • The age of some Baobab trees has been estimated at over 2,000 years old.
  • Baobab trees are mysteriously dying off, possibly due to persistent droughts as a result of climate change.

 

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