Image by Gilles Croissant
Their defining characteristic: their swollen trunk are actually water storage – the baobab tree can store as much as 31,700 gallon (120,000 l) of water to endure harsh drought conditions.
via Neatorama (they have many other ‘cool trees’ go check em out)
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March 22, 2007 at 11:45 pm
That looks messed. Like there are mouths on the side of it. It should’ve been in the anime Princess Mononoke. I’d love to trip and see a tree like during it!
September 8, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Difficult to mentally picture that thing as it grows.