Dorsland tree

The Dorsland tree, also known as the Dorsland Boab Tree, (Afrikaans: Dorslandboom) is a baobab tree in Namibia which is found to the south of the Khaudum National Park. At around 2,100 years old the oldest tree in the country. It is 14.3 m (47 ft) high and has a circumference of more than 30 m (98 ft) and keeps growing despite having fallen over.[1] In 2006, two of its oldest relatives died. The previous oldest tree in the country, known as Grootboom, was 32 m (105 ft) high,[2] but died in 2005.

The tree was where the Dorsland trekkers camped in 1883[3] and they carved the year of the visit, "1883", into the tree. In 1891 a detachment of German troops passed the tree and carved "1891" and the name of three in the group "H. Gathemann", "E. Heller" and "D. Hannemann" into the tree.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Dorsland Grootboom (Ancient Baobab Tree)". Tracks4Africa. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "Baobabs Natural Feature in Tsumkwe Area Namibia". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. "Baobab - The King of Trees". Gondwanalink. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. Rupert Watson (12 February 2014). The African Baobab. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 9781775841692.
  5. G.E. Wickens (2 March 2008). The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 467. ISBN 978-1-4020-6431-9.
  6. Rough Guides (6 July 2017). The Rough Guide to Namibia (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications. pp. 452–. ISBN 978-0-241-31933-8.


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