Known as Thimmamma Marrimanu, it holds the title of the world’s largest banyan tree. Spreading its vast branches over a huge area, this ancient tree leaves everyone in awe- - especially nature ...

As the aerial roots descend, they often completely envelop the host tree. Banyans can live for hundreds of years. The thick, shiny green leaves provide dense shade and the surface roots and hollow ...

The banyan tree is the oldest living one on Maui but ... The 2023 fire charred the tree and blackened many of its leaves. But it wasn’t the flames so much as the intense heat that was generated ...

The green leaves, it gives it hope.” The daily deluge has not only been good for the banyan, but also the papaya, tomato and lilikoi plants below. Griffith says the tree’s rebound is a fitting ...

The hydrodynamically efficient shape of banyan tree leaves influenced the design of a better water-dispatching roof shingle, while water divertment systems were inspired by the ways harvester ants ...