baobab tree

baobab tree

The baobab tree, belonging to the Kapok family, is a deciduous tree with a thick trunk, no more than 20 meters high, a diameter at breast height of over 15 meters, and a crown diameter of over 50 meters. Its wood is very loose and conducive to water storage; The flower is solitary at the tip of the stem, and the corolla has 5 thin fleshy white petals; The leaves are palmately compound leaves composed of 37 leaflets; The fruit is oblong in shape; The flowering period is from May to August. After the dried fruit of the baobab tree matures, its flesh is very similar to bread. When its fruit matures, monkeys come in groups, climb up the tree to pick the fruit and eat it, hence the name "baobab tree".
Monkey bread sapling

Monkey bread sapling

The baobab tree, belonging to the Kapok family, is a deciduous tree with a thick trunk, no more than 20 meters high, a diameter at breast height of over 15 meters, and a crown diameter of over 50 meters. Its wood is very loose and conducive to water storage; The flower is solitary at the tip of the stem, and the corolla has 5 thin fleshy white petals; The leaves are palmately compound leaves composed of 37 leaflets; The fruit is oblong in shape; The flowering period is from May to August. After the dried fruit of the baobab tree matures, its flesh is very similar to bread. When its fruit matures, monkeys come in groups, climb up the tree to pick the fruit and eat it, hence the name "baobab tree".