Banyan Seeds are also known as Ficus benghalensis because of their possible health advantage; they are frequently utilized in traditional medicine. Various elements of the banyan tree, especially ...

This banyan tree grows uniquely, as most seeds germinate on a host tree branch. The aerial roots of these seeds dig deep into ...

New growth sprouting from the 150-year-old banyan tree in Lahaina offers signs of hope for its revival more than a month after fire singed its leaves.

Banyans start their lives as epiphytes germinated from sticky seeds that lodge in the branches or crevasses of another tree. Banyans can reach 60-80 feet in height with an equal or larger spread.

Lahaina's old courthouse building and the banyan tree that's lived behind it for over 150 years were badly damaged by Maui's fires. Peter Unger via Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Eight months after fires tore through the historic town of Lahaina, there’s new hope in the recovery of the iconic banyan tree. Experts said while the 150-year-old ...

New growth sprouting from the 150-year-old banyan tree in Lahaina offers signs of hope for its revival more than a month after fire singed its leaves. Clusters of green leaves have since grown ...

The iconic Lahaina banyan tree is showing even more signs of life, after sustaining damage in the fire. Groups of leaves are sprouting. Arborists volunteering to save the 150-year-old tree say thes… ...

This banyan tree grows uniquely, as most seeds germinate on a host tree branch. The aerial roots of these seeds dig deep into the ground and eventually become nooses around the trunk of the host tree.