If you’re a fan of annuals and short-lived perennials, you probably won’t be eager to install a baobab tree. Individuals of these fascinating trees – still hale and hearty – were already ...

Learning more about the ‘tree of life,’ the baobab Many of us first learned of this tree when reading “The Little Prince,” that classic children’s book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

The baobab fruit — whether fresh or powdered — is a staple in many cuisines and associated with various health benefits. Here are the top 6 benefits of baobab fruit and powder.

The sun sets behind a baobab tree, known as the tree of life, in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Credit: AP/Aaron Ufumeli By The Associated Press Updated September 18, 2024 ...

KILIFI, Kenya — Between 2019 and 2022, during the construction of Kenya’s first-ever expressway in the capital, Nairobi, thousands of trees were felled to pave way for the construction ...

Baobabs are also the longest-lived African trees; in 2011, a baobab that died in Zimbabwe at the age of 2,450 made it the oldest of all flowering plants to be documented on the African continent.