Boab Sunset by Amanda McLennan
No two boab trees are the same, they are remarkable trees that can live to 1500 years and older, this makes them the oldest living things in Australia and one of the oldest living trees in the world.
The boab only reaches about 15 meters high but it’s massive trunk can exceed 20 meters. The boab is an extremely slow growing tree and it takes hundreds of years to grow to these impressive sizes.
The boab is deciduous and almost all of it is edible from the seeds to the roots, it is however protected and therefore you must purchase only commercially grown produce.
The boab can only be found in the Kimberly region of Western Australia.
Comments
Wow Amanda. The lighting and colours are beautiful.
Great capture.
Thanks Richard, the trees are spectacular and they all look different, thanks for looking and commenting.
– Amanda McLennan
Superb capture and narrative. Wonderful work.
I am having a bit of fun adding some narrative work to my photos lately, I’m glad people are reading it! Thankyou.
– Amanda McLennan
great shot of this north west icon. and your narrative is great – i didn’t realise they could be eaten – have you tried?
Boab wasn’t on any of the roadhouse menu’s so no, I didn’t. I will look out for it though! Thanks for commenting.
– Amanda McLennan
Congratulations on having “Boab Sunset” featured in Outback Australia!
Thanks Blossom, much appreciated.
– Amanda McLennan
Beautiful photo, and thank you for the information about the boab— fascinating! So the trunks are edible, also? wow!
You eat the roots when the trees are saplings and about the size of a carrot! I wouldn’t know what to serve it with though.
– Amanda McLennan
They’re probably considered veggies. I’d say, according to Paul Hogan’s movies, it would probably go well with goanna— and gahlic!
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm………………………!
– Amanda McLennan
nice work…we had a boab in our yard in derby :)
Thanks for looking LB, how cool to have one in your yard to climb!
– Amanda McLennan
They really are an amazing tree. This is a great shot of one Amanda. I love how you’ve got the sun hitting off the side and really capturing the red, was it taken during sunset?
It was late afternoon when I took this, the sun was setting and we had stopped in a parking bay to swap drivers. The changeover took a little longer as I ran across the road and spent a few minutes photographing the tree. Thanks for your kind comment and the favorite.
– Amanda McLennan
Haha, I just realized the title..duuh!!
I got the opportunity to see these trees just recently and took a few photos myself. None turned out as good as this unfortunately..
LOL, they are a great tree, and unique to the Kimberly region which is a shame as I reckon they would make an awesome backyard tree for my kids.
– Amanda McLennan
Beautiful – and thanks for the boab facts