Baobab Tree Facts

Known as the "Tree of Life" due to its incredible properties supporting the ecosystems and human communities around them, by storing up to 120,000 litres of water in its fibrous trunk and producing highly nutritious, vitamin-rich superfruit.

Also called the "Upside-Down Tree", as its branches resemble roots.

Baobab trees can live for a long time, sometimes over 2000 years!

In many cultures, they are considered sacred, a place of spiritual significance, and a connection to the ancestral realm. 

The fruit is known as "monkey bread" as it grows high up, only accessible to the monkeys. Monkey bread provides 10x vitamin C than oranges, and high calcium & antioxidant levels.

Baobab leaves are highly nutritious, rich in iron, and commonly boiled and eaten like spinach or dried and ground into a powder (known as "Lalo" in West Africa) to thicken sauces.

Seeds are often roasted as a snack or coffee substitute, and can be pressed to produce a nutrient-rich golden oil for cooking and in cosmetic products for skin and hair rejuvenation. 

For thousands of years, every part of the tree has been used for food, clothing, shelter, medicine, and fibre!

Important for many different animals. The flowers open up at night and are primarily pollinated by bats.