Stories about the African Tree of Life
Baobabs – like many other plants – propagate from a seed that is tiny for their size. This is the usual way and easy for plant lovers to germinate their Continue Reading →
Every year at the beginning of the rainy season a very special spectacle of a silent kind takes place in the baobab kingdom. Dangling down from long strings baobab flowers Continue Reading →
Under a sky densely covered with clouds I navigate our vehicle through deep puddles of water that fill almost the entire road. If I didn’t know better, I would say Continue Reading →
Your “baobab adventure” starts with the successful germination of the baobab seeds you planted. It is crucial for the little saplings to survive the first three months – until they Continue Reading →
Emmanuel Masemore talks about change in his village based on sales of baobab fruit and about an extraordinary speciality which grows on the trees – unfortunately only once the trees Continue Reading →
We are still in the Venda area of South Africa. Today we visit the Baobab Guardians with Dr. Sarah Venter, baobab ecologist and entrepreneur. The Guardians are women who take Continue Reading →
I am on my “Baobab mission” in the Venda area, Limpopo Province in South Africa. In Zwigodini village I rented a hut in a basic lodge. No sooner had I Continue Reading →
Baobabs are giants and can grow to 1000 years of age and more under normal conditions. Thus they belong to the oldest and largest flowering trees on Earth. Baobabs do Continue Reading →
A baobab is not only huge but can get very old, too. 1000 years and older are not uncommon. It is one of the most durable plants on our planet. Continue Reading →