While travelling to Gadag, we were passing through the small town of Savanur. Interestingly, I had recently learnt that there were three Baobab trees in the town. That was surprising as I thought that these trees were seen only in Africa. Anyway, out of curiosity, we took a detour to visit these trees in Savanur.
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Situated in a school complex, they were huge baobab trees!! Authorities realizing its importance had put a fence around it to protect it from miscreants. The board erected at the place provided some information about the trees.
Looking at the size, they must be about a few hundred or thousands of years old. Not much information is available about its age.
Baobab trees are not just present in Savanur but are also seen in a few other locations in India. Genetically the trees are said to be very close to African counterparts and it is surprising how did they enter India. At Savanur, mythology has easily solved this issue by telling that Lord Krishna bought it from Africa!!
Indrani
That is interesting.
R Niranjan Das
Glad to know that these species are in India too.
NS Renaissance
Very interesting post good work.
aravindgj
Indrani,
Thanks.
Niranjsn,
Thanks.
Renaissance,
Thanks.
Deepa Gopal Sunil
That's a gorgeous tree! Looks splendid in its form, structure and texture!
aravindgj
Deepa,
Thanks for your comment.
AJEYA RAO
Hello Araind, Please refer to my latest post. I know that you too trek in smaller groups occasionally and I would like to spread awareness on what happened to us at Ratnagiri Fort. Please share it with other people you know who trek often around Bangalore.
aravindgj
Ajeya,
Saw your post just now. It is very shocking.
Vineeta Yashsavi
Wow…
aravindgj
Vineeta,
Thanks.
Arvind Desai
Very nice post Arvind .I have seen them too and they really can be a source of knowledge and curiosity for everyone in general and school kids I’m particular.
aravindgj
Thank you.
Dilip
I was searching for tamarind species. Happy to come across your article. Its really interesting and would be a good source of information for agricultural enthusiasts.
aravindgj
Thank you.
Jagadeesh h
Today i saw this tree in honkana village haveri disrtict hanagal taluq