THE LEGEND OF THE BAOBAB TREE

AN AFRICAN SYMBOL, BAOBAB TREES AREN'T JUST KNOWN FOR PROVIDING SHADE AND NOURISHMENT BUT THE'RE ALSO  A CENTRAL PART OF TRADITIONAL LEGEND AND LORE..IT IS BELIEVED THAT KINGS AND ELDERS WOULD HOLD MEETINGS UNDER THE BAOBAB TREE, WITH THE BELIEF THAT THE TREE'S SPIRITS WOULD GUIDE THEM IN DECISION MAKING. THE BAOBAB TREE IS KNOW  AS THE TREE OF LIFE WITH GOOD REASON. IT CAN PROVIDE SHELTER, CLOTHING, FOOD, AND WATER FOR THE ANIMAL AND HUMAN INHABITANTS OF THE AFRICAN SAVANNAH REGIONS. OVER TIME, THE BAOBAB ADAPTS TO IT'S ENVIRONMENT. IT IS A SUCCULENT, WHICH MEANS THAT DURING THE RAINY SEASON IT ABSORBS AND STORES WATER IN IT'S TRUNK, ENABLING IT TO PRODUCE A NUTRIENT-DENSE FRUIT IN THE DRY ARID SEASON WHEN ALL AROUND IS DRY AND ARID. THIS IS HOW IT BECAME KNOWN AS "THE TREE OF LIFE"

LEGEND TELLS THAT WHEN GOD PLANTED THE BAOBAB TREE IT KEPT WALKING, SO GOD PULLED IT UP AND PLANTED IT UPSIDE DOWN TO KEEP IT IN PLACE.