Baobab tree

Afrikaans name: Kremetartboom

Baobab tree

Photo © AndreasEdelmann - Fotolia.com

Adansonia digitata

Did you know that Africa has two species of Baobab tree and Madagascar has six species? Did you realise that Australia has a species of Baobab tree?

It is often said that the Baobab tree grows upsidedown as its branches resemble roots sticking up into the air.

It has been estimated that a Baobab tree can live for over 1000 years.

The fruit of the Baobab is rich in antioxidants and calcium. The leaves are also eaten.

One Baobab tree in Limpopo Province had a circumference of 47 metres! They can grow to a height of 30 metres.

Photo © Steven Herbert

References and further reading

Wild Issue 32 - Author: - Published: 2015 - Page: 78

Wild Issue 26 - Author: - Published: 2014 - Page: 60

Wild Issue 9 - Author: - Published: 2010 - Page: 13

Wild Issue 18 - Author: - Published: 2012 - Page: 40

Whats that Tree? - Author: Eugene Moll - Published: 2011 - Page: 125

The Gardener - 2021/01 - Author: - Published: 2021 - Page: 56

Trees of Kruger - Author: Braam and Piet van Wyk - Published: 2023 - Page: 33

Trees of Southern Africa - 3rd edition - Author: Keith Coates Palgrave - Published: 2002 - Page: 705

What Tree is That? - Author: Hazel Stokes - Published: 1967 - Page: 1

Southern Africa from the Highway - Author: AA RSA - Published: 1991 - Page: 42

Succulents of South Africa - Author: E. Van Jaarsveld, B. Van Wyk and G. Smith - Published: 2000 - Page: 131

Succulents of South Africa - Author: E. Van Jaarsveld, B. Van Wyk and G. Smith - Published: 2000 - Page: 133

Sixty-six Transvaal Trees - Author: B de Winter, M de Winter & D Killick - Published: 1996 - Page: 110

Sappi Tree Spotting: Lowveld - Author: Jacana - Published: 1997 - Page: 26

Sasol First Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa - Author: Elsa Pooley - Published: 1999 - Page: 14

SA Wild Flower Guide No 4 - Transvaal Lowveld - Author: Jo Onderstall - Published: 1984 - Page: 128

Sappi Tree Spotting: Bushveld - 2nd edition - Author: R Grant and V Thomas - Published: 2005 - Page: 96

Pocket Guide - Trees of Southern Africa - Author: Piet van Wyk - Published: 2013 - Page: 88

Readers Digest Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa - 4th edition - Author: - Published: 1986 - Page: 245

Photographic Guide to Trees of Southern Africa - Author: B, P, and B-E van Wyk - Published: 2000 - Page: 46

Piet van Wyks Field Guide to the Trees of the Kruger National Park - 1st edition - Author: Piet van Wyk - Published: 1988 - Page: 159

Places to Visit in Southern Africa - Author: AA RSA - Published: 1995 - Page: 78

Getaway - Vol 30 No 11 - Author: - Published: 2019 - Page: 52

Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa - Author: Gideon Smith & Neil Crouch - Published: 2009 - Page: 57

Healing Trees & Plants of the Lowveld - Author: Dumes, Loon and Bester - Published: 2009 - Page: 11

Illustrated Guide to the Game Parks and Nature Reserves of SA - 2nd edn - Author: Readers Digest - Published: 1991 - Page: 391

Kruger - Portrait of a National Park - Author: David Paynter with Wilf Nussey - Published: 1986 - Page: 24

Field guide to Succulents of Southern Africa - Author: Gideon Smith & Neil Crouch - Published: 2017 - Page: 217

Field Guide to the Trees of the Kruger National Park - 5th edition - Author: Piet van Wyk - Published: 2008 - Page: 159

Game Ranger in your Backpack - Author: Megan Emmett and Sean Pattrick - Published: 2013 - Page: 260

A site-by-site guide to trees in the Kruger National Park - Author: Marissa Greeff - Published: 2017 - Page: 80

Everyones Guide to Trees of South Africa - Author: Keith, Paul and Meg Coates Palgrave - Published: 1989 - Page: 70

Adventure Trails in Kirstenbosch - Author: Daphne Mackie - Published: 2012 - Page: 11

Adventure Trails in Kirstenbosch - Author: Daphne Mackie - Published: 2012 - Page: 12

A site-by-site guide to trees in the Kruger National Park - Author: Marissa Greeff - Published: 2017 - Page: 76

A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa - Revised - Author: E. Palmer - Published: 1983 - Page: 234

A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: E. Palmer - Published: 1977 - Page: 214

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