the base of the tree was dug up by treasure hunters because many thought there was a tunnel that goes under it and leads to a buried treasure. many of the old japanese graves there were also defiled.
so when you are in mintal, ask for the oldest and biggest acacia tree, who knows you might be the lucky person who will find yamashita's treasure. do you know that the tunnels beneath mintal were made ten years before world war 2?
before this year ends i will have sketched that old acacia tree.