Baobab - Kettle - a nickname gained because of the similarity of the tree with a huge kettle. This most famous of baobab trees growing on the island of Madagascar.
Baobab - Kettle - a nickname gained because of the similarity of the tree with a huge kettle. This most famous of baobab trees growing on the island of Madagascar.
Of the eight species of baobab six species - endemic to Madagascar, one species is common in continental Africa, another - in Australia.
Thick baobab tree trunk serves him for the accumulation of moisture needed in times of drought. His roots crawl to tens of meters, collecting moisture from the soil surface. Leaves fall off in a drought, and bared branches buds appear immediately.
Softwood baobab is saturated, so the elephants often break baobab trees and eat the inside of the barrel, drinking himself to them.
Vitality baobab tree is unusual. Even the trees are felled elephants seek once again to take root and continue to grow. Even adapted for housing will fall down baobab not, it will slowly subside, turning into a pile of fiber