Baobab trees, spiritual deities, US-Mexico confluence: Latest art in LA. Three must-see art exhibitions up now are “Charles Gaines: Numbers and Trees, The Tanzania Baobabs,” “Tau Lewis: Spirit Level,” ...

Baobabs are also the longest-lived African trees; in 2011, a baobab that died in Zimbabwe at the age of 2,450 made it the oldest of all flowering plants to be documented on the African continent.

Baobabs are also the longest-lived African trees; in 2011, a baobab that died in Zimbabwe at the age of 2,450 made it the oldest of all flowering plants to be documented on the African continent.

Things Are Looking Up for Africa’s Upside-Down Baobab Trees. A researcher followed up on a study warning that the massive trees were in danger, and found many venerable specimens thriving.