Baobab trees live to be very old and grow to be very tall. The Sunland “Big baobab” in Limpopo Province in South Africa reached 22 metres high and 47 metres in circumference before it toppled ...

The baobab’s reputation as a superfood is spreading. This has mainly been fuelled by the recognition of baobab pulp as a food ingredient by the European Union and the US Food and Drug ...

There is also a big market for baobabs in Australia and South ... reptiles and birds rely on the trees for habitat. Baobab fruits are also rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, calcium, potassium ...

Where families struggle to cultivate crops on shrinking plots, the baobab is increasingly seen as a competitor vying for space and nutrients. Baobab trees grow in arid and semi-arid parts of ...