5 Baobab Tree Seeds to Grow as Bonsai Tree. The Baobab tree is also called the Monkey Bread Tree, Dead Rat Tree and the Upside Down Tree. The Baobab tree is native to Africa’s hot dry Savannah’s. It is a common tree throughout the landscape of sub-Saharan Africa. It grows 16 to 82 feet tall and its large trunk for which it is known for can grow 33 to 46 feet wide. It can live to be over 1,000 years old. The Baobab tree bears very large white flowers from October to December. The Baobab tree harvests 10″ fruits that have an edible dry pulp that is eaten fresh or dissolved in water or milk to make a drink. The fruit contains 50% more calcium than spinach and 3 times the vitamin C of an orange.