Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are ...

This hollow baobab tree, located on the Mozambique border, is actually composed of several fused stems, a new study finds. Roxana Patrut/A. Patrut et al/PLOS ONE 2015 () ...

The baobab tree is one of nature’s weirder creations. With its branches high overhead like a set of upside down roots, it looks like it was plucked straight from a Dr. Seuss book. But something ...

The images show the Sunland Baobab tree. The large tree was a popular tourist attraction in the South African province of Limpopo. It is roughly 72 feet tall and 154 feet in circumference .

One ancient hollow Baobab tree in Zimbabwe is so large that up to 40 people can shelter inside its trunk. Others have been used as a shop, a prison, a house, a storage barn and a bus shelter.

Citizens and activists have been for long demanding de-concretisation of the baobab tree near Panvel station and have submitted an application to the PCMC. The tree is nearly 30 feet tall with a ...

The same can’t be said for the Platland tree, which was arguably the biggest and most visited baobab. In 2016 and 2017, all five of its stems split apart and fell.

The baobab tree, can live to be 3,000 ... In 1993, when Van Heerden and her husband cleared out the hollow center of the tree, they removed compost buildup to uncover the floor about a meter below ...

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, making it appear ...

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.