Place a hand on the trunk, bow your head, close your eyes, reach out with your senses and connect. Learn all it has to show you from the past and future. Feel the energy surge into your being. Souls connected, you are one.
Then a limb reaches out and steals your wallet. Yea, it learns from you as well.
Do you hear the laughter? it may sound like wind or perhaps roots digging into rock.

We have these trees too. They were used for building the roofs in ancient homes because they withstand more stress than regular wood. The fiber is interesting.