B IS FOR ..........BOAB TREES
Boabs, or adansonia gregorii, belongs to same family of trees as does the boabab. It is the only variety of boabab found in Australia and is thought to have derived from the boababs found in Madagascar.
In Australia, they are native to the Kimberley area in the NW, and in some parts of the Northern Territory. The majestic boab above sits on the north coast of Western Australia at Murragurra, and has withstood countless summer cyclones.
They also grow in little groups too, of 2 or 3 trees, & many clumps look like friends having a communal hug! Boabs are deciduous & bear white flowers in summer, then huge woody seed pods. Juicy, young boab roots can be chopped up & used in a stir-fry too!
The above boab we camped near in the Gregory National Park in the Northern Territory. In the pre-dawn it filled with Little Corellas, all squawking & carrying-on an awful treat.On my 'B' list were 13 different things from our 2003 adventure, but , following the 'KISS' principle, just one will do!
However, to see what others came up with, wander over to Mrs Nesbitt's ABC WEdnesday site & click away!
19 comments:
These are really cool. We definitely don't have anything like this in our area.
Ah, well done..I absolutely love those trees...they are making me homesick already...
Annie...
Wednesday does bring knowledge and facts from all over the globe.
Informative and unusual post,a fruitful find.
Fabby!
I can't seem to get my head around committing to ABC Wed at the moment. I haven't even had a look where I'm up to with ATC swaps yet, and can't even look at the swaps going round! Ah, too much!
Great pictures of the Boabs !
Very impressed with the picture of the bush fire - nice blog ..
You have taught me something new - always a welcome thing
I find your trees fascinating.
And, as for that Sky Watch shot, am sorry I missed earlier as I participate there too.
interestingly informative
Wow...I am a tree lover. Have never seen a boab tree! They are beautiful!
Amazing pictures, strange tree...
Frnch readers of Le Petit Prince written by Saint-Exupéry have heard of Baobabs!
miss Yves
To my eye they look like giant brown carrots.
Bear((( )))
Great photographs.
One of my favorite upside-down trees.
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Troy and Martha
One of the strangest trees I've ever seen. Thanks for telling me/us about them!
You've seen some amazing things in your travels. I live in Australia too, but have never seen a boab tree. They're fantastic!
Very interesting trees. I've never imagined they would grow in Australia! Thanks for posting the pictures - and thanks for stopping by my blog.
PS - the bananas in my post should make someone hungry. They are the most delicious bananas imaginable!
What an interesting post! "Louis" did not know of these trees. How unusual the way they clump together as they do.
"Louis" thanks you for visiting San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.
Those are very strange looking trees you have photographed. Like how you get that light and shadow on the bulbed body of the tree. Very nice.
Are they the Little Prince's trees?
Awesome!
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