The Chapman baobab tree in Botswana, which collapsed in 2016. Steve Brigman/Shutterstock When they’ve lost their leaves, the trees appear to be upside-down, with their branches resembling roots ...

The baobab tree, can live to be 3,000 years old, ... Botswana’s Chapman’s Baobab fell to the ground in 2016 and erratic weather conditions are thought to be responsible for its demise.

Africa's ancient baobab, with its distinctive swollen trunk and known as the "tree of life," is under a new and mysterious threat, with some of the largest and oldest dying abruptly in recent years.

That was what happened to the Chapman tree of Botswana—perhaps the most historically famous baobab in the world. The rainy season that was meant to start in September 2015 didn’t begin until ...

The baobab tree, sometimes called the "Tree of Life," has an unforgettable appearance. Found in savanna regions of Africa, Madagascar and Australia, the trees form a very thick and wide trunk and ...

Baobab trees stud the brown plains of Africa like uprooted, upside-down oaks. These bizarro beasts are growing in Botswana. The biggest baobabs may be thousands of years old.

The Chapman baobab tree in Botswana, which collapsed in 2016. Steve Brigman/Shutterstock When they’ve lost their leaves, the trees appear to be upside-down, with their branches resembling roots ...

The baobab tree, can live to be 3,000 years old, ... Botswana’s Chapman’s Baobab fell to the ground in 2016 and erratic weather conditions are thought to be responsible for its demise.

Driving beyond South Africa's Limpopo province, into the village of Chivadini, people and grassland are scarce. But the oldest living organisms in Africa -- baobab trees -- are abundant.