My pretty pony,… sorry, baobab.
Adansonia digitata, baobab
Easy to grow tree, but will get aphids when brought indoors in winter. See AltText for further growing details.
Leaves taste slightly peppery, and are very nice in salads. Can be juiced, cooked and stewed. Also dried, it tastes mildly herbal, tea-like. Can be ground easily into powder for soups and baking.
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2/ As a young plant, it doesn’t produce many leaves. You can see the proportion I use for my everyday salads below. The baobab leaves are on the bottom left.
Baobab leaves are high in protein and vitamins and minerals. In Africa, a porridge of dried ground leaves is used for weaning babies besides it being a culinary staple. The fruit and seeds (shell is very hard!) are also edible and tasty.
Baobab is known as the Tree of Life.
@jblue this looks tasty!