Banyan trees hold spiritual and ecological significance in Indian culture, symbolizing resilience and shelter for wildlife. Trees like the 550-year-old Thimmamma Marrimanu showcase strength and ...

Banyan trees are of highly significant importance in Hindu mythology. Indian culture considers banyan trees one of the most sacred objects as they signify the highest levels of spiritual values.

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.

“It might have reserves that the tree can pull out.” Wireless electronic sensors monitoring the banyan’s movement of water and nutrients from roots to limbs have been transmitting ...

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 ...

AP Photo/Rick Bowmer There is a silver lining emerging from the destruction left by the devastating Maui wildfires: a historic banyan tree ... branches and stringy roots make for interesting ...