(The oldest baobab tree in India, documented in Tamil Nadu, is estimated to be 3,000 years old). Sawant explained that tree age was verified through annual ring formation and compression.

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The Tamil name for this tree is Perruku or Papparpuli ... who were 40 cubits tall. In India the early name for the baobab was Monkey’s Bread as it was believed to have been consumed by Hanuman’s army ...

The traditional story of The Baobab Tree is told by Jan Blake ... Join in with the chants in this cyclical story from India, featuring oboe, violin and tabla. The Three Little Pigs.