Glencoe Baobab
Introduction Baobab tree in Kruger National Park, South Africa is of the same (Adansonia digitata) species as the Glencoe Baobab'''Glencoe Baobab''' is the stoutest and second largest baobab (''Adansonia digitata'' L.) in South Africa, and possibly the stoutest tree in the world. The Champion Tree is located in Glencoe Farm, near Hoedspruit, Limpopo 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 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