An article
This tree was a witness to Mahabharata
by Raman Mohan
"It is believed to be the tree under which a warrior Babreek, widely believed to be a grandson of Bhima of Mahabharata fame, demonstrated his unique skill with the bow and arrow in the presence of Lord Krishna and Arjuna by roping all its leaves with a single arrow."
On tracking the character of Barbarika (Babrik), see,
Alf Hiltebeitel,
Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims
and Dalits
The University of Chicago Press, 1999.
Chapter 12
Barbarika, Aravan and Kuttantavar: Furthering the Case of the Severed Head.