The flower of Adansonia digitata. Species of Adansonia can vary from 16 to 98 feet tall with relatively compact crowns. Its bottle-shaped trunk can have a diameter of 7 to 10 feet, or in the case of A ...

The Baobab is one of the strangest-looking trees on Earth, and has been described as an “upside-down tree” and even the “tree of life” due to its nutrient-rich fruit. While six of the eight species of ...

Baobabs are among the most iconic trees on Earth. They store water in their bottle-shaped trunks during the raining season.

The baobab (Adansonia) is a genus of trees with eight extant (in existence currently) species and a long history of humans marveling at them. For as much admiration the baobabs get, there is an equal ...

Baobabs are sometimes called "upside-down trees," because their branches look like roots reaching skyward. Of the eight species of baobab in the world, six are confined to Madagascar, one to northern ...