Virtual Museum of Canada
Jardin botanique de Montréal 
Centre for Forest Research

Trees in our daily life

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In its native Africa, the baobab is a real tree of life. All of its parts are used: its hollow trunk becomes a reservoir (it can hold more than 1,000 litres of water), a house or a tomb. Its bark contains a fibre used in making rope. Its leaves are transformed into powder for food. Its bark and the pulp of its fruit have medicinal qualities. Once the fruit has been consumed, its shell becomes a bowl or a piece of jewelry. Its seeds are the source of a cooking oil rich in essential fatty acids. And there is more...

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