Africa's 6,000-year-old tree!

The Dhaka Times Desk Can the tree be that old? A really amazing thing to think. But in fact such a tree has been found in Africa. This is a 6,000-year-old tree!

Can the tree be that old? A really amazing thing to think. But in fact such a tree has been found in Africa. This is a 6,000-year-old tree!

সম্প্রতি বিজ্ঞানীরা পৃথিবীর এই প্রাচীনতম একটি গাছের সন্ধান পেয়েছেন। প্রাচীন এই বৃক্ষটির নাম “সুনল্যান্ড বাউবাব”, যা গ্রীষ্মমন্ডলীয় আফ্রিকাতে জন্মে। জানা গেছে, এই গাছটির বয়স ৬০০০ বছরেও বেশি! তবে সবচেয়ে মজার ব্যাপার হচ্ছে গাছের ফাঁপা গুঁড়িতে রয়েছে রীতিমতো একটি বার!

The Sunland baobab tree is more commonly known as Adansonia. The Sunland baobab is the most famous and the oldest baobab tree among the large species native to central and neighboring Africa. This plant is found in Lippo Province, South Africa.

Inside the tree is a large log-like space (called a hole made by wood). Interestingly, it is not man-made. This wood is naturally formed. A bar was built inside the barn in 1993 and is owned by the Van Hardin family.

Only a group of 15 people can enter the tree at a time, with small entrances 13 feet high. According to media reports, the diameter of this tree is about 35 feet.