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Amid drought, mystery disease kills Zimbabwe's baobabs

2016-07-04 05:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A black baobab tree stands forlornly on the side of a highway in Chimanimani district, in the east of Zimbabwe. The tree is one of many in this region afflicted by a mysterious disease, which turns the baobabs black before they lose their branches and die. The giant trees, which dwarf their more common acacia and mopani neighbours in this dry part of the country, have long been revered as a way to survive drought. Families cook and eat the leaves as a vegetable. The fruits can been eaten raw...

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