April 22, 2007
10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World
In honor of Earth Day, this is from Neatorama:
1. Baobab
The amazing baobab [wiki] (Adansonia) or monkey bread tree can grow up to nearly 100 feet (30 m) tall and 35 feet (11 m) wide. Their defining characteristic: their swollen trunk are actually water storage - the baobab tree can store as much as 31,700 gallon (120,000 l) of water to endure harsh drought conditions.
Baobab trees are native to Madagascar (it’s the country’s national tree!), mainland Africa, and Australia. A cluster of "the grandest of all" baobab trees (Adansonia grandidieri) can be found in the Baobab Avenue, near Morondava, in Madagascar:
More here.
Posted by Abbas Raza at 06:08 PM | Permalink
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beautiful trees, i am an artist, and i study and draw and paint trees, the baobab tree is one for me to do research on and to work on
Posted by: jacqueline butt | Jun 7, 2009 5:03:10 PM
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