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 aerial roots of these seeds dig deep into the ground and eventually become nooses around the trunk of the host tree. The banyan slowly strangled the host to death, leaving only the banyan.
Among those with hope is the Indian banyan tree planted more then 150 years ago on April 24, 1873. The tree was a single trunk and eight feet tall when it was put into the ground to mark the 50th ...
On Sept. 13, a video from Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources showed the 150-year-old Banyan tree has several new buds. Arborists “indicate these are positive signs for its long ...
Hello, Wall focuses on the Taipingxu area, a 400-year-old street in Xiqiao town, Foshan, Guangdong province. Created by ...
An Australian Moreton Bay fig seed that travelled to Portugal 150 years ago has been named as one of the most significant trees in Europe.