The banyan tree is a type of strangler fig, which thrives when it grows from the top down. Chiara Goia How a small insect and an enormous plant work together to ensure their mutual survival.

Banyans usually grow on hardwood hammocks. They are considered a keystone species, essential to the hardwood tropical ...

It puts on a small berry ... You cannot eat nothing from the banyan tree. In fact, it’s an invasive species.” The county’s ...

When you think about trees, the first thought is usually a tall plant with branches ... Known as Thimmamma Marrimanu, this remarkable banyan tree has spread its roots and branches for over ...

Most of us recognize and appreciate Banyan trees, but few of us understand ... lodge in the branches or crevasses of another tree. The young plant puts out long aerial roots which eventually ...