Dying Baobabs

24 minutes

Produced for CNN Inside Africa

It’s been called the tree of life, the monkey bread tree and the upside-down tree. An icon of the African savanna, this strange looking giant is the oldest living organism in Africa, the stuff of myths and legends. Its revered by indigenous tribes, protected by local guardians and harvested by health enthusiasts. With lives measured in Millennia, these wise old trees may hold the answers to our future on the planet. This is the African baobab.