I got a phone call the other day from my colleague about the Baobab tree in Grove Place on St. Croix.

Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are used as shrines and markers on landscapes. Archaeologists have long ...

Baobab trees can live for 1,000 years. Wolfgang Alders In media, the image of a baobab tree is often used to signify a quintessentially“wild” African landscape.

A viral post about a pub inside a South African baobab tree leaves out information about attraction's closure and offers a disputed age for the tree.

The death of the baobab tree was discovered when the Forest Department was taking a count of the heritage trees in Chennai ...

Baobab trees grow in arid and semi-arid parts of Africa, and have deep cultural and ecological significance. Some of these trees are thousands of years old. Global demand for baobab products has ...

Baobab is a superfood with growing global demand – that’s bad news for the sacred African tree The baobab is under threat on several fronts. Its slow growth rate, huge size, long life and ...

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.

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 trees are featured in cultural traditions across Africa, and they also support the livelihoods of thousands of people who harvest baobab fruit.

Demand for baobab fruit, which is full of healthy properties, is growing worldwide, but their harvesters barely scratch a living.