The Ombalantu Baobab – Namibia’s Natural Fort ... - Tree Vitalize
2024年6月3日 · Nestled in the town of Outapi in Namibia’s Omusati Region stands a Baobab tree with a storied past that stretches back centuries. Locally known as Omukwa waNakafingo Na Temba, the Ombalantu Baobab tree is not just any tree—it’s a living archive of the community’s history and a symbol of enduring strength.
Ombalantu baobab tree - Wikipedia
The Ombalantu baobab tree, known also as a Tree of Life or Omukwa waaMbalantu, is a giant baobab tree of the species Adansonia digitata, situated in Outapi in the north of Namibia on the M123 Main Road to Tsandi.
Dorsland tree - Wikipedia
The Dorsland tree, also known as the Dorsland Baobab and the Dorsland Grootboom (Afrikaans: Large Thirstland Tree), is a baobab tree in Namibia which is found to the south of the Khaudum National Park. At around 2,100 years old, it is …
Baobab | Description, Species, Distribution, & Importance
2024年10月4日 · The African baobab (A. digitata) boasts the oldest known angiosperm tree: carbon-14 dating places the age of a specimen in Namibia at about 1,275 years. Known as the “Tree of Life,” the species is found throughout the drier regions of Africa and features a water-storing trunk that may reach a diameter of 9 metres (30 feet) and a height of ...
Things Are Looking Up for Africa’s Upside-Down Baobab Trees
2024年9月27日 · A researcher followed up on a study warning that the massive trees were in danger, and found many venerable specimens thriving. The Dorsland Tree, a baobab in Nyae Nyae Conservancy in...
Baobab, Safari2Go - namibian.org
Another tree with an upside down appearance is the Baobab tree. It is a large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 25m in height, with a bare, unusually thick, short stem with a widely spreading, rather sparse, roundish crown. The stems are grey-brown to red-brown, smooth and are often deeply fluted and dented and the many branches of the Baobab ...
Baobab Trees - My Guide Namibia
2016年9月9日 · About 60km from Grootfontein on the farm Keibeb one of these enormous trees can be found standing up to 12m tall with an 18m circumference. Tree 1063 is just one of many scattered up to and including the Khaudum National Park. The Baobab tree is of immense value to the indigenous communities in terms of food and medicinal purposes.
Visiting Ombalantu Baobab Tree in Outapi Namibia - YouTube
Omukwa waaMbalantu', as the people of Ombalantu know their baobab tree, played a significant role in local history. The hollow trunk of this huge tree has, at various times, been used as a...
The Baobab – one of Namibia’s super trees – Travel Namibia
2012年10月26日 · The babobab tree fruit, which is a velvety green fruit that grows from white flowers, has been used over hundreds of centuries by people living close to this magical tree. Claims vary, but many say it eases stomach troubles and fevers, and because of it’s high Vitamin C, potassium, calcium and magnesium, it is a natural immune booster.
Ombalantu Baobab Tree | Kunene Region | Namibia
Ombalantu Baobab Tree: a huge hollow Baobab tree that served as a post office, a chapel and a hiding place during tribal wars. Nowadays one can visit the tree, read about the tree’s role in local history and camp around the tree.
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