BAOBAB TREE

Baobab tree are common symbols of the Gambia.the tree is also known as the monkey bread tree,cream of Tartar tree,Senegal calabash and also upside down tree.very uniquely shaped,with root like branches as fat trunk specializing in water storage and surviving bush fires,the trees can remain slife for over thousand years.the baobab fruit is dark green or brown on the outside when ripe,it is edible and commonly used in juices,ice and porride.the inside will expose white fruit with black seeds that are slightly larger than peas. Musa Mballow