The Great Baobab is the oldest and largest tree on Planet Squid, planted there almost 35,000 years before book 1 by Brahma. The Great Baobab was grown from a cutting taken from a baobab tree in Heaven's Arcane Garden, and brought to the Physical Realm by Brahma. This tree stands today at the center of the city of Baobab, which was both buil around and named after the tree. Like most of the other Scions of Heaven, the portal to the Nether Realm in its roots no longer exists. The Great Baobab is regarded as a sacred place among all of Planet Squid's diverse cultures. As a result, the Baobab Council, the closest thing Planet Squid has to a planetary government, meets at the crown of the tree, since it is the only place considered neutral territory by all of the planet's peoples. Fruit from the tree has healing properties.