- Source: Glencoe Baobab
Glencoe Baobab is the stoutest and second largest baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) after the Sagole Baobab in South Africa. It is possibly the stoutest tree in the world. The Champion Tree is located in Glencoe Farm, near Hoedspruit, Limpopo and had a trunk diameter of 15.9 m (52 ft).
The tree divides into several trunks close to the ground. The main trunk had lowered into the ground a long time ago. In November 2009 the tree split in two parts, opening up an enormous hollow.
The diameter of the tree before the split was 15.9 m (52 ft) with a circumference of 47 m (154 ft). The height is 17 m (56 ft), and the spread of crown is 37.05 m (121.6 ft).
The dates "1893" and "1896" are carved on the tree's stem. Radiocarbon dating performed in 2013 suggested an age of 1,835 years.
See also
List of individual trees
List of Champion Trees (South Africa)
List of superlative trees
References
External links
Wondermondo: Glencoe Baobab
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Asem buto
- Glencoe Baobab
- Adansonia
- Adansonia digitata
- Sunland Baobab
- Sagole Baobab
- Tree girth measurement
- Pachycaul
- List of individual trees
- Champion Trees of South Africa
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000 TV series)
