1,600yrs Baobao tree in Madagascar

Scientists have found one of the oldest baobab trees in Madagascar, saying it's around 1,600 years old.

It belongs to the Adansonia rubrostipa species of baobab - or Fony baobab, this kind is usually found in Africa and is nicknamed “the grandmother”.


It’s actually made up of three stems fused together. The other two stems are younger than the oldest part.

Baobabs are among the oldest trees to have been dated in Africa.
Six of the nine known species of baobab can be found in Madagascar.