Baobab Tree – Adansonia digitate

• Native location is the semi- aride areas of Africa such as Kenya and to the northern parts of the Republic of South Africa.
• Dominates landscape with 100 ft bulging trunk and huge canopy.
• In some parts of Africa, they are worshipped and their trunks are used for burial.
• Seed pulp and leaves are eaten as vegetable dishes. The fruit is the base for a cooling drink.
• Bark has medicine properties.
• Elephants destroy these trees in times of drought to get the watery pulp at the base of the trunk.

    Source: (Majesty II, 1991)

• Native to tropical and drier regions of Africa.
• Deciduous tree, smooth bark, extremely wide circumference.
• White flowers on long stalks that have 5 petals.
• Also known as upside down tree.
• Extremely old ages are associated with this tree, which are being dated to 1,275 years old.

    Source: (KRBG)

• Called bottle tree or dead rat tree.
• Originates from Central Africa.
• Medicine derived from bark and oil.

    Source: (Wageman, 2008)

• Africa legend claims that the baobab asked God to be replanted in the cool mountains instead of the hot plains. God moved the baobab to the mountains, but the baobab didn’t like it there either and begged to go back. God was irritated and returned the baobab back to the plains upside down.

    Source: (Majesty I, 1982)