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While I have seen many pictures of baobabs on TE, I have yet to cross one taken from Benin. Here then is a Beninese baobab tree taken during the dry season. I'm fairly certain that baobabs shed their leaves annually during the dry season, which is why none are present here.
Baobabs, according to what I learnt while in Benin, are sometimes called elephant trees (surely due to their massive size!). Others say they are upside down trees ... without the leaves, the branches look more like roots.
Baobabs also bear fruit, which are edible. I've uploaded a photo in the workshop so you can see what these look like (you eat the non-stringy white stuff). |
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Hello Caleb,
How I miss the magnificent baobabs of West Africa. I like this picture not just because of the tree, but for the details such as the men on the motor-bike and the pot beside the street. I was also interested in seeing the WS of the baobab fruit. I never managed to find out what it was like. I have a vague memory of bying one but couldn't open it!
Regards,
Gert
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