African bushmen ... since they believed that the tree's spirits would guide them in decision-making. On a more practical level, the baobab is known as the Tree of Life because it can store water ...

Until recently, this super-fruit was off limits to British consumers, unless they fancied a shopping trip to Africa ... Africans refer to it as the "Tree of Life", and it's not hard to see ...

Like when he describes how he brings out the wood grain in his "hanging tree ... Art. Vines guitars are displayed on the walls, along with interpretive material about rural African-American life ...