This living giant, a banyan tree or Ficus Benghalensis, isn't just any botanical marvel. It's a colossal green beast that ...

The tree, a Ficus benghalensis, or banyan fig, was just eight feet tall when it was planted in 1873 to commemorate a Protestant mission to Lahaina a half-century earlier.

Lahaina’s Ficus benghalensis, or banyan fig, burst into flames in a massive wildfire that killed more than 90 people and turned hundreds of buildings into char. It’s too soon to know whether ...

Most of us recognize and appreciate Banyan trees, but few of us understand their importance to our environment. banyan, ficus aurea, is another name for strangler fig or golden fig and is one of ...

The banyan is a kind of strangler fig tree, and unlike most plants, which grow from the ground up, it thrives when it grows from the sky down.

A huge banyan tree charred by the wildfires in Maui is sprouting new green leaves, giving hope all was not completely lost in the flames. The 150-year-old cultural landmark dominates the ...

Banyan gained common usage when European explorers in the 17th century saw merchants and traders gathered under the branches of Ficus benghalensis, since that tree had spread throughout Asia and ...

Banyan trees, or Ficus benghalensis, can survive for centuries and spread indefinitely due to their unique aerial roots that act as secondary trunks, providing strength and stability. They thrive ...

The wildfire has so far consumed much of Lahaina’s Front Street, home to restaurants, bars, stores and the banyan tree – a fig tree with aerial roots that grow out of branches and eventually ...

Wednesday, authorities confirmed the tornado felled 22 of the historic ficus trees lining Bridge Road's Banyan Tree tunnel. The rush to save them is underway, and it's a big deal.