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World's largest mopani tree?
21 September 2007, 20:39
David HulmeWorld's largest mopani tree?
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21 September 2007, 20:49
Use Enough GunWhere's it located at?
21 September 2007, 20:57
David HulmeChewore South. For those of you familiar with the area, it is located in forest close to the Mkanga River, between the parks post and the Muveya Hills....
Dave
21 September 2007, 21:08
onefunzr2Who measured every mopani tree on the face of the Earth and decided this one was the largest?
21 September 2007, 21:14
David Hulmefunz
Note the question mark after the post heading.
For your information, however, I do declare this the world's largest mopani tree, without any question marks, until someone finds one larger. I think I'll take some precise measurements and send them to Guiness.
Dave
21 September 2007, 21:25
Safari-HuntOk David,
Youve made a point !
It's huge I will make it a habit now to check if I can find a bigger one. And the day I do it will probarbly be with a client and he would probarbly think I'm nuts talking about finding a bigger tree than someone else I know
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21 September 2007, 21:34
butchlocthere is a much larger one on the mopane ranch by reutanga(sp?) I think somewhere i've got some pictures of it, but if memory serves it was something like 25-30' thick
21 September 2007, 21:36
butchlocoops excuse me - i was thinking baobab - that is a huge mopane
21 September 2007, 21:41
yukon deltaOk, it's bigger than the ones we have in Alaska.
We need to see some big baobab trees too. The ones I saw in Makuti were not nearly the size of some I have seen photos of.
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21 September 2007, 22:23
David HulmeI'm sure there are bigger mopanis around, this is just the biggest I've ever come across. Yukon delta, here is a big baobab tree from Mokori in the Save Valley for you.
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21 September 2007, 22:53
TemboDavid, I think I have a video taken in front of that very tree when we were hunting at Humani in 95. I remember Mush Nichols telling us that it was one of the biggest in the world.
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21 September 2007, 22:55
yukon deltaThat is a big one...same one in all 3 photos? One thing that confuses me is that I heard a PH (who has a real strong interest in trees/plants) state that the baobab is not actually a true tree but rather a succulent (like a cactus). That doesn't make sense to me because the baobab is deciduous and sheds its leaves.
Comments?
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22 September 2007, 00:12
LRH270David-
I KNOW I have a pic of that same tree!
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22 September 2007, 00:16
yukon deltaA lot of the baobabs I have seen had bats roosting in them. Now that...is a nasty smell.
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22 September 2007, 00:30
CopidosomaA baobab is most definitely a tree.
It stores alot of water in its root/trunk tissue which makes it a sort of a succulent (plant).
ie. succulent simply describes a plant that stores water in its tissues. Many non-cacti are succulents.
I've got a baobab growing in a pot at home. Can't wait for it to get as big as the one in the picture
Never seen a mopani (mopane?) in person. That one sure has an awfully thick trunk (is that the best measure of size?). Wonder how old it is?
22 September 2007, 00:53
GeronomoThere is one almost as big as that one on the trail from the security road into the Sapi Safari area in the Zambezi Valley. I believe you catch a glimpse of it on one of Boddingtons videos. I have some pics of the bakki in front of it and it really dwarfs the vehicle. I am told, Baobabs that size are 2000+ years old.
Geronimo
22 September 2007, 01:04
yukon deltaAre you growing the baobab in a pot for a bonzai project?
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22 September 2007, 01:12
talentrecYou should send the measurements to SCI. It might get you one step closer to qualifying for their "Deciduous Trees of Africa" Inner Circle Award.
22 September 2007, 01:58
Use Enough GunAny of you have a picture of the world's largest leadwood tree? There's nothing like a beautiful leadwood fire at night in Africa. Ahhhh. . . .I can just smell it now!
22 September 2007, 06:18
Kyler HamannCool thread.
Thanks,
Kyler
23 September 2007, 00:25
Harlandquote:
Originally posted by yukon delta:
That is a big one...same one in all 3 photos? One thing that confuses me is that I heard a PH (who has a real strong interest in trees/plants) state that the baobab is not actually a true tree but rather a succulent (like a cactus). That doesn't make sense to me because the baobab is deciduous and sheds its leaves.
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Bryan,
In the book 'NDLOVU - The Art of Hunting the African Elephant' you will see a photo of the Mokore baobab, page 192. Included is quite a lot of info on baobabs and mopanes also.
Use Enough Gun: I very roughly measured the base of a Leadwood tree in Sapi Safari Area, near the banks of the Chewore river, using my rifle, and estimated it at eleven feet at its widest (it was not round).
Richard Harland.
Author of: The Hunting Imperative; African Epic; Ndlovu.
23 September 2007, 00:53
yukon deltaThanks Richard. I had forgotten about the excellent section of your book from pp. 191-197 on mopanes and baobabs. You state therein that the baobab pictured here is a measured 134 feet in circumference and that it could be 4000 years old. It is in the Save valley on the Mokore Safaris property run by your long time friend Barrie Duckworth.
I need to reply to your email also.
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24 September 2007, 17:37
PanchoI had my pic made w/ a big baobab in Gwaii a few years ago. Spent the next several days dealing with pepper ticks (chiggers) that I picked up from under that behemoth. Looking back - a really good pic worth the pain of the pepper ticks. Never had another struggle with them - wonder why pepper ticks like to live under a baobab tree?
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25 September 2007, 19:15
Copidosomawow, that is a cool tree. What will future archaeologists think of it? I wonder.
That thing has to be a few thou years old.
Yukon; yeah, I bought some seeds off e-bay and planted them. a few sprouted and now I have a three year old baobab. Doesn't look like more than a stick right now. Maybe in a hundred years. Still kinda cool though.
25 September 2007, 20:04
yukon deltaWhat's the story on that one? I've never seen it before.
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25 September 2007, 22:22
COOLquote:
Originally posted by yukon delta:
What's the story on that one? I've never seen it before.
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25 September 2007, 22:30
L. David KeithNow that's what I would call some true "wonders of the world." Thanks for posting guys! LDK
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26 September 2007, 03:08
Use Enough GunYeah, they have one in Disneyland in California as well. Quite the fakes, made out of cement and other materials, fake leaves and the whole shabang.
26 September 2007, 04:35
jetdrvrVery interesting. Great pics, too.
26 September 2007, 07:05
yukon deltaWhere is that fake tree located that Ghundwan first posted? It has kind of a cool, "Lord of the Rings" type look to it like it's part of a movie set.
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