Living History: The 6,000-Year-Old Baobab Tree and Its Enchanting Secrets

The bark of the African baobab tree can be used to treat fever and in combination with another plant is used to protect against malaria. The leaves and roots are used for medicinal purposes, mainly for stomach and chest ailments.

The 6,000 year old Baobab tree is older than the Egyptian pyramids and what is the mystery inside? - Canavi

The 6,000-year-old baobab tree in Senegal is about 20m high with a trunk circumference of about 47m, only 40 adult men can hug a whole tree trunk, it is older than the age of the pyramids of Ai. Egypt. According to scientists, when the baobab tree is a thousand years old, it begins to hollow inside gradually forming two wonderful natural caves that connect.

This is a hollow Fengyun tree, it is older than the age of the Egyptian pyramids. The trunk is so wide that 40 adults hold hands to cover the entire trunk.

The 6,000 year old Baobab tree is older than the Egyptian pyramids and what is the mystery inside? - Canavi

The 6,000 year old Baobab tree is older than the Egyptian pyramids and what is the mystery inside? - Canavi

The 6,000 year old Baobab tree is older than the Egyptian pyramids and what is the mystery inside? - Canavi

In 1993, the owner of the Sunland farm, the Van Heerden family, had the idea of ​​​​renovating it into a small bar that can accommodate 15 to 20 people. The bar is 4 meters tall, has a phone inside, and has a cellar that can help the wine retain its natural freshness. When cleaning inside the trunk, the owner found many historical relics. The relics also indicate that, thousands of years ago, someone also lived in this trunk.

The 6,000 year old Baobab tree is older than the Egyptian pyramids and what is the mystery inside? - Canavi

Every year, at least 7,000 people around the world come to Sunland Farm just to see this great tree once.

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