“Do not take the Silk Floss tree,” I say, “It has growth on it.” In 20-20 hindsight, I should have said, “Walk around each tree you’ve slated for execution,” but I didn’t.

On Tuesday, South Africa joined the rest of the continent to celebrate Indigenous Tree Day (ITD), a growing African initiative dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of indigenous trees.

Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been deposited in the cold, dry rock vaults of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the permafrost of ...

The large tree was a popular tourist attraction in the South African province of Limpopo. It is roughly 72 feet tall and 154 feet in circumference . Baobab trees are native to Africa and Australia.

Inside Freetown’s tree planting scheme. Since 2020, this project has received almost US$3 million (£2.4 million), largely from the World Bank and the Global Environmental Facility.. But the ...

Seeds from 19 species of African trees have been added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. The trees were selected by the World Agroforestry Center for their value to communities across ...

Silk floss tends to be less durable and more expensive than plastic floss, but Nudge promises its silk floss ($6.99 for 40 feet) is “the safest non-toxic option you can put in your mouth.” ...

Baobab is a superfood with growing global demand – that’s bad news for the sacred African tree. Baobab trees grow in arid and semi-arid parts of Africa, and have deep cultural and ecological ...

The Floss Silk Tree, a conspicuous “autumn bloomer” here and there around San Diego, has been showing off its pinkish (or purplish) hibiscus-like flowers for at least a month now.

Chinese pharmaceutical firms expand to Africa under ‘health silk road’ China’s medical sector giants are setting up African factories in search of new markets in belt and road countries ...

How fast do African milk trees grow? When planted outside, this plant grows 1 to 2 feet annually until it reaches its maximum height of about 10 feet. When grown indoors, the plant typically grows ...

The global market for baobab products has spiked, turning rural African areas with an abundance of the trees into source markets. The trees, known for surviving even under severe conditions like ...