With its strong vitality and thriving green growth on the harsh, arid land of Africa, baobab is considered a symbol of the strong vitality of the people here.
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| Adansonia digitate, also known as the baobab tree, is a strange tree that grows in Madagascar, Australia, and mainly in the lowlands of Africa. It is also known as the “upside down tree” because when the leaves have fallen off, the branches look like roots growing upwards. |
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| Legend has it that God planted a baobab in his garden, but the tree refused to stay in one place and was always moving. So he uprooted the tree and planted it upside down so it could not move anymore. For the people of Africa, this tree is considered a symbol of strength and vitality in the dry, hot land. |
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| Over time, the baobab has adapted to its environment. During the rainy season, the tree absorbs and stores a large amount of water in its giant trunk. This allows the baobab to grow healthy and produce fruit during the summer, when the hot African sun prevents many other species from growing. This tree can live up to 5,000 years, reaching a height of 30 meters and a trunk circumference of up to 50 meters. |
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| Baobab trees are highly valued by African people because they provide shelter, food, and water for animals and humans. That is why many tribes and communities choose to build their homes near the trees. |
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| All parts of this tree are useful to humans. In addition to being an important source of timber, the trunks are hollowed out to make roofs, sheds, or even water buckets. The hollow trunks can be used for burials. The bark is used to make rope, weave clothing, or pound into flour for food. |
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| Baobab fruit is very nutritious and is often used by African women as a natural way to maintain health and beauty. |
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| This is also the only fruit in the world that dries naturally on the mother tree. When it has developed to a certain stage, the fruit ripens and dries without falling off. The green skin gradually turns brown and hardens. Even the kernel inside dries without being damaged or rotten. |
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| The dried fruit pulp mixed with water produces a lemonade-like drink. The toothpaste-like seeds are a great source of vitamin C and are often added to meals when other food sources are scarce. Other products such as soap, glue, rubber, medicine and clothing can be made from various parts of the baobab tree. |
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| Baobab flowers bloom at night. This tree is very hard to kill. Its biggest enemies are drought and mold. Even when it dies, it rots from the inside out and still stands. Only when the tree suddenly falls do people realize it is dead. |
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| Not only providing health and nutritional benefits, baobab is also an important factor in the cultural and social life of African people. The image of the tree appears in many paintings, dances and art works and many legends of the people here. |
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| The trees grow in some of the driest, most remote and poorest rural areas in Africa, so there are no baobab plantations or farms. Each tree is owned by a community or family and benefits from it. |
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