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.

banyan, ficus aurea ... from sticky seeds that lodge in the branches or crevasses of another tree. The young plant puts out long aerial roots which eventually reach the ground and then grow ...

experts saw the banyan tree make the kind of progress they expected in three months, according to Griffin. To track the ...

The banyan tree is the oldest living one on Maui but ... we can have them come pick these trees up and they can plant them in their yards,” he said. “It’s important that we do this for ...

The scorched banyan tree in the heart of fire-ravaged Lahaina is battling an insect infestation but is still generating new growth. Steve Nimz, the longtime arborist overseeing the recovery of the ...