CROOKS CORNER, South Africa — Africa’s ancient baobab, with its distinctive swollen trunk and known as the “tree of life,” is under a new and mysterious threat, with some of the largest ...

Africa's ancient baobab, with its distinctive swollen trunk, is under a new and mysterious threat, with some of the largest and oldest dying abruptly in recent years. Nine of the 13 oldest baobabs ...

A giant Baobab tree at the Pafuri game reserve on July 22, 2010 in Kruger National Park, South Africa. The deaths of the trees will have a big impact on the southern African landscape, as in addition ...

Native to the African continent, the baobab is known as the "tree of life" for its resilience and is found from South Africa to Kenya to Sudan and Senegal. Zimbabwe has about 5 million of the ...

Many, especially men, still do, however. Native to the African continent, the baobab is known as the “tree of life” for its resilience and is found from South Africa to Kenya to Sudan and Senegal.

At the tree, early in the morning and late in the evening you will find Keli conducting a bird-watching session, followed by a story-telling session about the African Baobab tree.

A baobab tree from Africa has burst into flower at the Eden Project in Cornwall. The flower may produce superfruit which are said to taste of a blend of melon and pineapple, according to the Eden ...

The tree is native to at least 37 countries in Africa and two in the Arabian Peninsula. The African baobab (Adansonia digitata) is the most widespread of the eight known baobab species.