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Baobab Tree

Adansonia digitata,

Description:

Adansonias reach heights of 5 to 30 metres (16 to 98 ft) and have trunk diameters of 7 to 11 metres (23 to 36 ft). Glencoe Baobab - an African Baobab specimen in Limpopo Province, South Africa, often considered the largest example alive, up to recent times had a circumference of 47 metres (154 ft).[2] Its diameter is estimated at about 15.9 metres (52 ft). Recently the tree split up into two parts and it is possible that the stoutest tree now is Sunland Baobab, also in South Africa. Diameter of this tree is 10.64 m, approximate circumference - 33.4 metres. Some baobabs are reputed to be many thousands of years old, which is difficult to verify as the wood does not produce annual growth rings, though radiocarbon dating may be able to provide age data.

Habitat:

Dry semi desert in the Northen parts of South Africa

Notes:

Information from Wikipedia

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MickGrant
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MickGrant

Molemole Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Spotted on Oct 18, 2009
Submitted on Jul 22, 2011

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