Known as the Tree of Life 🌳, the African Baobab can reach 100ft tall and have big hollowed out trunks. These trees provide food, water, and shelter for people and wildlife. I have been in complete awe of these giants while visiting Tarangire National Park in Tanzania. During the wet season, they produce edible hanging fruits (mabuyu) and are dressed in their deciduous foliage which they lose in the dry season. Their bare and root-like branches hint at why they were named the upside-down tree. T

🌳 The African Baobab is native to the Savannah regions of Africa. These giants tower up to 100ft (30m) tall with enormous hollowed-out trunks in older individuals and provide sustenance and shelter for both humans and wildlife. They are angiosperms, boasting flowers and seeds covered by a carpel, and are renowned for their remarkable drought resistance. In the wet season, they produce edible hanging fruits known as ubuyu (in Swahili) and deciduous foliage that they shed in the dry season. Their