ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoBanyan trees, AKA strangler figs, can live for centuries. They germinate in tree branches and grow aerial roots downwards. This stabilizes them so they can wrap around the host tree, creating pressuremedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageBanyan trees, AKA strangler figs, can live for centuries. They germinate in tree branches and grow aerial roots downwards. This stabilizes them so they can wrap around the host tree, creating pressuremedia.kbin.socialClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareFlashZordon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoFront Street in Lahaina, HI has a great looking banyan tree near the harbor. Spent a bunch of time around there as a kid waiting for the ferry.
Front Street in Lahaina, HI has a great looking banyan tree near the harbor. Spent a bunch of time around there as a kid waiting for the ferry.