The banyan tree is a type of strangler fig, which thrives when it grows from the top down. Chiara Goia How a small insect and an enormous plant work together to ensure their mutual survival.

Banyans usually grow on hardwood hammocks. They are considered a keystone species, essential to the hardwood tropical ...

I n the small village of Kadiri in Andhra Pradesh, India, there’s a tree that’s nothing short of extraordinary. Known as Thimmamma Marrimanu, it holds the title of the world’s largest banyan ...

Maui County arborist Timothy Griffith describes the progress Lahaina’s scorched banyan tree has made in the past six months. — The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo The shaded Lahaina square ...

Most of us recognize and appreciate Banyan trees ... Dreher set about stocking the area with trees and shrubs. He built a small red barn and opened the town’s first petting zoo with a goat ...