Potential buyers talked about building a deck to incorporate the tree and dreamed about living like the Swiss Family Robinson ...

It winds around the original tree, growing branches that rob the host of sunlight. Its roots spread underground, depriving the host of nutrients and water. As the banyan grows, more “prop roots ...

The Great Banyan has well over 3000 prop trunks, which are basically roots. The security guard, who had a gun about as old as the tree, told me that the tree is now permanently closed because ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan ... to help the tree’s aerial roots, which appear ...

The banyan tree’s aerial prop roots grow vertically downward, forming additional trunks that fuel its growth. Found in the dense forests of Meghalaya, these bridges are made from the roots of ...

An iconic banyan tree in an historic community south of downtown West Palm Beach likely dug its first roots into sandy loam during the early days of World War II, growing its leafy canopy this ...