For two centuries, the banyan tree had stood sentinel over Madaripur’s crossroads, its aerial roots cascading like the beard ...

What makes a tree the “biggest” in the world? Most people think height or trunk size—but in Kolkata, India, the Great Banyan ...

This living giant, a banyan tree or Ficus Benghalensis ... Struck by two cyclones, its main trunk succumbed to fungal infection. The solution? Amputate the trunk to save the rest of the organism.

The banyan tree on the bank of the Kumar River was widely believed to possess “mystical powers,” leading people to light candles and make vows at its base, according to locals ...

The banyan tree is the oldest living one on Maui but ... high and anchored by multiple trunks that span nearly an acre. The enormous tree has leafy branches that unfurl majestically and offer ...

The scorched banyan tree in the heart of fire-ravaged Lahaina ... The aerial roots of the main trunk extend across nearly two acres and have developed into separate trees that sometimes have ...

Chiara Goia The famous tree, shown from the distance, is 100 miles north of Bangalore. Its canopy spans about five acres. Chiara Goia The trunk of Thimmamma Marrimanu. The banyan tree is a type of ...

Most of us recognize and appreciate Banyan trees ... The dead host tree often leaves the fig with a hollow trunk when it decomposes, providing more nutrients as it decays. Need a break?

Banyan Tree Park has had the same cement pavers around ... “We’re giving the banyan roots — which are now more like trunks — more space.” The foundation is seeking a contractor to ...

An iconic banyan tree in an historic community south ... of the home who had owned it since 2000. She said the tree, whose trunk and aerial root mass measured 22 feet by 24 feet, made selling ...