The Shepherd's Tree T Shirt - Oatmeal MelangeShepherd's Tree Witgat Boscia Albitrunca The Shepherd's Tree is known as the "Tree of Life" locally, as humans and animals alike can find sustenance from it. The roots, when dried and roasted and ground act as a substitute for coffee, or can be pounded into a white meal to make porridge. The leaves have medicinal value and even its berries are edible. It is also known to have the deepest documented root structures of any plant, going up to 68 meters!