Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first glance, ...

The baobab tree evolved on the island of Madagascar before eventually spreading to Africa and Australia, new research suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study evaluates the spatial genetic structure of baobab (Adansonia digitata) populations from West African agroforestry systems at ...

Sarah Venter is the Director of The Baobab Foundation. Baobabs reach extraordinarily old ages. Some have been found to be thousands of years old. During these life spans, elder baobabs have survived ...