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Glencoe Baobab is the stoutest and second largest baobab (''
Wondermondo: Glencoe Baobab
Individual baobab trees Geography of Limpopo Individual trees in South Africa
Glencoe Baobab is the stoutest and second largest baobab (''Adansonia digitata
''Adansonia digitata'', the African baobab, is the most widespread tree species of the genus ''Adansonia'', the baobabs, and is native to the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman). These are long-lived pachycauls; ra ...
'' L.) in South Africa, and possibly the stoutest tree in the world. The Champion Tree is located in Glencoe Farm, near Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit (Afrikaans for ''Hat Creek'') is a town situated at the foot of the Klein Drakensberg (Afrikaans for "Small Dragon Mountains" range), in the Limpopo province of South Africa, on the railway line from Tzaneen to Kaapmuiden.
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, Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ...
and had a trunk diameter of .
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 with a circumference of . The height is , and the spread of crown is .
The dates "1893" and "1896" are carved on the tree's stem. Radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon.
The method was dev ...
performed in 2013 suggested an age of 1,835 years.{{cite web , last1=Grové , first1=Naas , title=How old can trees be?, url=http://www.northwestnewspapers.co.za/herald/home/series/indigenous-trees/38-english-indigenous-trees/73-how-old-can-trees-be , website=northwestnewspapers.co.za , publisher=Rustenburg Herald , accessdate=13 April 2016 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422121913/http://www.northwestnewspapers.co.za/herald/home/series/indigenous-trees/38-english-indigenous-trees/73-how-old-can-trees-be , archive-date=2016-04-22 , url-status=dead
See also
*List of individual trees
The following is a list of notable trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as ...
* List of Champion Trees (South Africa)
Champion Trees in South Africa are individual trees or groves that have been identified as having special significance, and therefore protected under Section 12(1) of the National Forests Act of 1998 by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries ...
References
External links
Wondermondo: Glencoe Baobab
Individual baobab trees Geography of Limpopo Individual trees in South Africa