It is not just the common trees in the city that face the axe, but even the uncommon ones are at risk. It has been discovered that a rare Baobab tree, whose numbers are less than 40 in the city, might be brought down to make way for a cemetery on the road connecting Aarey to Marol.

A huge chunk of the bark can be seen hanging from the tree, which gives an impression of sabotage. Pic/Kaushik Thanekar