Banyan trees hold spiritual and ecological significance in Indian culture, symbolizing resilience and shelter for wildlife.

This is because, like Pando, Thimmamma Marrimanu isn’t just one tree with a singular trunk. Unlike Pando, however, this massive banyan tree expands through a network of interwoven aerial roots ...

Two things must happen when I travel to other countries: shopping and finding a great cup of coffee. When I was in India, I ventured into a fabulous ...

K nown as Thimmamma Marrimanu, the tree, which is located in the small village of Kadiri in Andhra, holds the title of the largest banyan tree not only in India but in the world.

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 ...

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 ...

The banyan tree is special because of how it spreads out, not how tall or thick it gets. Instead of growing upward from one main trunk, it uses hanging roots that drop from its branches.

In 1884 and again in 1886, cyclones hit the Great Banyan Tree, breaking it open and exposing its main trunk to a fungal attack. In 1925, the main trunk (at that time measuring over 50 feet wide ...