BAOBAB

BAOBAB

Baobab is a deciduous, tropical fruit tree with a massive trunk supporting a tangled mass of small branches. Its height ranges up to 25 metres and the trunk may be up to 6–10 metres in diameter. The leaves are palmate with five sessile leaflets.

Baobab grows widely in tropical climates that are characterised by a dry winter and a hot wet summer such as Mangochi, Machinga, Salima, Nsanje, Karonga, Rumphi, Chikwawa and Neno.