A few years ago I was called by a local farmer to see some baobabs that were very ill and dying. There was a group of four baobabs, some of them were still standing and others had already collapsed in to a heap of fibre. This tree was still standing, but was hot and ‘sweaty’ with droplets on its bark, almost as if it had a fever and I did not think it was going to survive. This year I visited the site again and found the tree well recovered. They really are remarkably sturdy and resiliant trees! After decades of living with them and many many years of studying them, I still see there's so much more to learn and wish we understood these trees better…
Miracle Tree!
