The Sunland Big Baobab | The Bar inside the Trunk of the Tree
The Sunland Big Baobab | The Bar inside the Trunk of the Tree
The Sunland ‘Big Baobab’ is in Modjadjiskloof in Limpopo Province, South Africa and is famous internationally for being the widest of its species in the world. Africa is symbolised by these magnificent trees. The Sunland Big Baobab is carbon dated to be around 6000 years old. The Sunland Baobab has even made the front page of the Wall Street Journal! When baobabs become a thousand years old, they begin to hollow inside. In the Big Baobab this has resulted in wonderful caverns and caves, where the world famous Baobab Tree Bar and Wine Cellar now amaze visitors. The tree bar can accommodate more than 60 people!
Carbon dating has been used to estimate the Big Baobab’s age at ± 6000 years. To put this in perspective the tree is possibly older than the Giza Pyramids and was certainly here thousands of years before the birth of Jesus Christ. When the first leaves sprouted the Sahara Desert was still lush and green and our Iron Age ancestors were roaming the land.
Sunland’s Baobab is 22 meters high, and is some 47 meters in circumference. It is still (and is likely to remain so) the record holder for the species, according to the SA Dendrological Society. In 1993 the van Heerdens cleared out the hollow centre of the tree, removing masses of compost build up, to uncover the floor about a meter below ground level. In the process they found evidence of both Bushmen and Voortrekkers, attesting to the historical importance of the tree.
They squared off a natural vent in the trunk to make a door and installed a railway sleeper pub inside the trunk, complete with draft beer, seats, a music system and space for nearly 60 people. A wine cellar has been installed in a second hollow, with a constant temperature of 22° C, ventilated by natural vents. The tree blooms gloriously in spring. It is home to many bird species, including two pairs of owls.
Sunland Baobab Tree, Limpopo Province — It took several people to stand around the tree joining hands - note its relative size next to average human beings, Quite impressive.
Inside the Sunland Baobab tree, Limpopo Province A small bar can be found inside the Baobab Tree.
Like us and Join us at Xtreme Collections for more fun and knowledge.
There’s a Pub Inside a 6,000 years old Tree
The baobab trees in South Africa are spectacular and the 6,000 year old Sunland Baobab in the Limpopo Province is no exception. Its impressive height of 22 metres and circumference of 47 metres make it the largest of its species.
It does however house something even more extraordinary – a fully functioning pub, complete with seating and a bar serving draft beer and wine. There’s even a dartboard attached to its knobbly interior.
'Big Baobab' -Modjadjiskloof -Quadbiking -South Africa
Quadbiking in Limpopo South Africa, at the Baobab, which is famous internationally for being the widest of its species in the world.
bigbaobab.co.za
An ordinary Limpopo plant could very well be an alternative to sugar
An ordinary plant known and liked by Limpopo villagers for its sweetness - could very well be an alternative to sugar.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has found that the Motentenyane plant, commonly known as Molomo Monate, is a lot sweeter and healthier. The CSIR did research in the Lephalale area where the shrub is found and paid the community for looking after it.
For more News visit:
Follow us on Twitter:
Like us on Facebook:
BMW R1200GS and 800GS Adventure - PART THREE - Arriving At The Sunlands Baobab
Leaving The Magoebaskloof Getaway, we headed off to see the Sunland Baobab Tree.
A well known enormous Baobab (Adansonia digitata) in South Africa. The tree is located on the Sunland Farm near the town of Modjadjiskloof in the Limpopo Province.
It is well known, because in its hollowed trunk is a bar. Carbon dating has the trees age at around 1060 years but locals say it could be 1700 years old.
Diameter of the tree is 10.64m, height is 19m and crown diameter is 30m. The circumference of the tree is 33.4m. (meters)
The sand was super thick while riding to the tree. I am riding on Anakee 3 tyres which have been great on hard gravel up to 90km/h. However, thick sand and mud can be very challenging. I know, as I have learnt the hard way a few month back, and it cost me about R10 000 in damages. I would put knobbly tyres on, but I just don't do enough off road riding on the GS. I use my Kawasaki KLX 450R for that. So for now, I take it easy on the GS off road.
Check out the previous parts to this trip if you missed them, and lookout for PART FOUR next.... some farm riding on our return home. Beautiful scenery.
Follow me on Twitter @TheDromedaris
Africa Tree Dying
The ancient iconic Baobab tree, with its distinctive swollen trunk, grows in many parts of Africa. However, the trees’ rising out of the savannah in southern Africa today are dying at an alarming rate. Scientists are not sure why, but many suspect climate change is to blame. VOA reporter, Deborah Block takes us to Limpopo province in South Africa, known as the land of the baobabs.
Baobab Tree, Adansonia Travel Video
Baobab Tree, Adansonia Travel Video - Adansonia is a genus of nine species of tree, including six native to Madagascar, two native to mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and one native to Australia. One of the mainland African species also occurs on Madagascar, but it is not a native of that island, and was introduced in ancient times to south Asia and during the colonial era to the Caribbean. It is also present in the island of Cape Verde.[2] The ninth species was described in 2012, incorporating upland populations of southern and eastern Africa.[3]
A typical common name is baobab. The generic name honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and explorer who described Adansonia digitata.
Adansonias reach heights of 5 to 30 m (16 to 98 ft) and have trunk diameters of 7 to 11 m (23 to 36 ft). The Glencoe baobab, a specimen of A. digitata in Limpopo Province, South Africa, was considered to be the largest living individual, with a maximum circumference of 47 m (154 ft)[4] and a diameter of about 15.9 m (52 ft). The tree has since split into two parts, so the widest individual trunk may now be that of the Sunland baobab, or Platland tree, also in South Africa. The diameter of this tree at ground level is 9.3 m (31 ft) and its circumference at breast height is 34 m (112 ft).[5]
Adansonia trees produce faint growth rings, probably annually, but they are not reliable for aging specimens, because they are difficult to count and may fade away as the wood ages. Radiocarbon dating has provided data on a few individuals. A specimen of A. digitata known as Grootboom was dated and found to be at least 1275 years old, making it among the oldest known angiosperm trees (but not as old as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi).
Enjoy Jour Baobab Tree, Adansonia Travel Video!
SOUTH AFRICA VLOG - LIMPOPO (MONKEY INVASION)
Here is part one of my trip to South Africa! In Limpopo, we mainly relaxed, went on a couple safari rides, and got invaded by monkeys!!!
Email for inquiries: sophiaisabeldowd@gmail.com
Instagram: @sophiaisabeldowd
Blog: sophiadowd.com
Letaba Herald Tzaneen - Africa Day
Tzaneen's proud Africans
Sagole Big Tree (Baobab) -- The largest tree in South Africa
Sagole is the biggest tree in South Africa. Not with larger trunk diameters (two other baobabs, Glencoe and Sunland have larger diameters), Sagole has the largest size overall : it keeps appearance of a single tree, high mt. 22 and with a crown diameter of mt. 38.2. In my video you can have an idea comparing my wife Fiammetta and sagole. -- Sagole è il più grande albero del Sud Africa. Non si tratta del più grande diametro (altri due baobab, Glencoe e Sunland hanno un diametro maggiore) ma della maggior dimensione totale : ancora con l' apparenza di singolo albero, è alto mt. 22 con una corona di mt. 38,2 di diametro. Nel mio video si può avere un' idea delle dimensioni comparando sagole con mia moglie Fiammetta.
Safari South Africa
A few days in Pilanesberg Game reserve South Africa.
Big thank you to the staff at the Shepherds Tree Game lodge.
All scenes bar one was shot with an Iphone and a Moondog Lens.
Limpopo – a million experiences are just a sho't left away.
Two groups of travellers spent two days in Limpopo, experiencing its culture, wildlife and adventures.
HISTORY OF MAPUNGUBWE BY MR JOHANNES MASALESA
Tour Guide, Johannes MASALESA engages with journalists during a media tour in Mapungubwe National Park & World Heritage Site
Big Tree in Limpopo South Africa
THE THIRD BIGGEST THREE IN THE WORLD IS FOUND IN LIMPOPO SOUTH AFRICA
WATCH: Serious accident at Deerpark T-junction
Video supplied.
Baobab Monkey-bread tree How to draw a easy? Как нарисовать просто? (Баобаб)
Baobab Monkey-bread tree How to draw a easy? Как нарисовать баобаб за минуту?
Baobab redirects here. For other uses, see Baobab (disambiguation).
Upside-down tree redirects here. For the famous European beech tree in Hyde Park, London, see Fagus sylvatica#Distribution and habitat.
Adansonia
Baobab Adansonia digitata.jpg
Adansonia digitata in Tanzania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Genus: Adansonia
L.
Species
See Species section
Adansonia is a genus of nine species of tree, including six native to Madagascar, two native to mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and one native to Australia. One of the mainland African species also occurs on Madagascar, but it is not a native of that island, and was introduced in ancient times to south Asia and during the colonial era to the Caribbean. It is also present in the island of Cape Verde.[2] The ninth species was described in 2012, incorporating upland populations of southern and eastern Africa.
A typical common name is baobab. The generic name honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and explorer who described Adansonia digitata.
Adansonias reach heights of 5 to 30 m (16 to 98 ft) and have trunk diameters of 7 to 11 m (23 to 36 ft). The Glencoe baobab, a specimen of A. digitata in Limpopo Province, South Africa, was considered to be the largest living individual, with a maximum circumference of 47 m (154 ft)[4] and a diameter of about 15.9 m (52 ft). The tree split into two parts, so the widest individual may now be the Sunland baobab, or Platland tree, also in South Africa. The diameter of this tree at ground level is 9.3 m (31 ft) and its circumference at breast height is 34 m (112 ft).
Adansonia trees produce faint growth rings, probably annually, but they are not reliable for aging specimens, because they are difficult to count and may fade away as the wood ages. Radiocarbon dating has provided data on a few individuals. A specimen of A. digitata known as Grootboom was dated and found to be at least 1275 years old, making it among the oldest known angiosperm trees (but not as old as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi).
The Malagasy species are important components of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests. Within that biome, Adansonia madagascariensis and A. rubrostipa occur specifically in the Anjajavy Forest, sometimes growing out of the tsingy limestone itself. A. digitata has been called a defining icon of African bushland.
Species include:
Adansonia digitata L. -- African baobab, dead-rat-tree, monkey-bread-tree (western, northeastern, central & southern Africa, and in Oman and Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula, Asia)
Adansonia grandidieri Baill. -- Grandidier's baobab, giant baobab (Madagascar)
Adansonia gregorii F.Muell. (syn. A. gibbosa) -- boab, Australian baobab, bottletree, cream-of-tartar-tree, gouty-stem (northwestern Australia)
Adansonia kilima Pettigrew, et al. -- montane African baboab (eastern & southern Africa)
Adansonia madagascariensis Baill. -- Madagascar baobab (Madagascar)
Adansonia perrieri Capuron -- Perrier's baobab (northern Madagascar)
Adansonia rubrostipa Jum. & H.Perrier (syn. A. fony) -- fony baobab (Madagascar)
Adansonia suarezensis H.Perrier -- Suarez baobab (Madagascar)
Adansonia za Baill. -- za baobab (Madagascar)
Baobabs store water in the trunk (up to 100,000 litres or 26,000 US gallons) to endure the harsh drought conditions particular to each region. All occur in seasonally arid areas, and are deciduous, shedding their leaves during the dry season.
Since 2008, there has been increasing interest for developing baobab seeds or dried fruit powder for consumer products. As of 2010, the potential international market was estimated at $1 billion per year.
Some species are also sources of fiber, dye, and fuel. Indigenous Australians used the native species A. gregorii for several products, making string from the root fibers and decorative crafts from the fruits. The fresh fruit is said to taste like sherbet. A large, hollow baobab south of Derby, Western Australia, was used in the 1890s as a prison for convicts on their way to Derby for sentencing. The Boab Prison Tree, Derby, still stands and is now a tourist attraction.
The leaves of A. digitata are eaten as a leaf vegetable. The seeds of some species are a source of vegetable oil.
The fruit has a velvety shell and is about the size of a coconut, weighing about 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb). It has an acidic, tart flavor, described as somewhere between grapefruit, pear, and vanilla.
The dried fruit powder of A. digitata contains about 12% water and modest levels of various nutrients, including carbohydrates, riboflavin, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and phytosterols, with low levels of protein and fats. Its contents of dietary fiber (approximately 50% by weight), ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and thiamin were assessed to be especially high.
African Explorer, Vaalwater, South africa
A short trip to Limpopo
Hindi Mythological Stories By Avani | Baobab Tree | Saheli TV
Adansonia is a genus of deciduous trees known as baobabs. They are found in arid regions of Madagascar, mainland Africa, Arabia, and Australia. Baobabs reach heights of 5 to 30 m (16 to 98 ft) and have trunk diameters of 7 to 11 m (23 to 36 ft).[citation needed] The Glencoe baobab, a specimen of A. digitata in Limpopo Province, South Africa, was considered to be the largest living individual, with a maximum circumference of 47 m (154 ft) and a diameter of about 15.9 m (52 ft). The tree has since split into two parts, so the widest individual trunk may now be that of the Sunland baobab, or Platland tree, also in South Africa. The diameter of this tree at ground level is 9.3 m (31 ft) and its circumference at breast height is 34 m (112 ft). Adansonia trees produce faint growth rings, probably annually, but they are not reliable for aging specimens, because they are difficult to count and may fade away as the wood ages. Radiocarbon dating has provided data on a few individuals of A. digitata. The Panke baobab in Zimbabwe was some 2,450 years old when it died in 2011, making it the oldest angiosperm ever documented, and two other trees — Dorslandboom in Namibia and Glencoe in South Africa — were estimated to be approximately 2,000 years old. Another specimen known as Grootboom was dated and found to be at least 1275 years old. Greenhouse gases, climate change, and global warming appear to be factors reducing baobab longevity. | Saheli TV, like, share and comment.
#devotion, #mythology in hindi, #Hindipuranas, #Hindidevitionalstories, #HindiStories, #Smallstories, #Hindismallstories, #storiesforkids, #mytholigicalstories, #HistoryinHindi, #Storiesofdemoninhindi, #sahelitv, #yt:cc=on
Mythology | Hindipuranas | True motivational stories | short motivational stories with moral | motivational stories | motivational stories for kids | inspirational short stories about life | motivational stories in Hindi | mythological stories | Hindi mythological stories
the big baobab tree (part 2) written and illustrated by: David Anderson
part 2 of author David Anderson reading from Whispers from the Bushveld published by Shuter & Shooter.
PSD _Polokwane Social Derby || South African YouTuber
♡♡♡Follow me on♡♡♡
Follow me on Instagram:
Follow me on Twitter:(@mapula_sethosa):