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The banyan tree is located close to the port in the historical Lahaina town, which was the former capital of Hawaii. It is the oldest banyan tree in Hawaii. [3] The banyan tree, received as a gift by the Smith family in the 1870s, was planted on April 24, 1873, at Lahaina by William Owen Smith, the then sheriff of Lahaina.
The banyan tree is the oldest living one on Maui but is not a species indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands. How Lahaina's more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire
Partial view of the damage to the Lahaina Banyan tree. Lahaina's famous banyan tree, the largest banyan tree in the United States, had most of its foliage charred, though was left standing after the fire. [134] A video taken on August 11 showed local officials watering the tree to aid its recovery.
A large banyan tree in the heart of Old Lahaina that was badly scorched by the fires that ransacked Maui appears to have emerged from the flames still standing.
The beloved tree, which has stood at the centre of the historic town of Lahaina for more than 150 years, has been charred by the wildfires Why the wildfire loss of Lahaina’s banyan tree is so ...
The Banyan Court Park featured was the largest banyan tree in the United States, reaching 60 ft (18m) in height with 46 ancillary trunks covering an area of 1.94 acres (0.78 hectares). [ 55 ] The 1831 fort retained reconstructed remains of its 20-foot (6.1 m) walls and original cannons.
For generations, the banyan tree along Lahaina town's historic Front Street served as a gathering place, its leafy branches unfurling majestically to give shade from the Hawaiian sun. Like the ...
Famous banyan tee in Lahaina is burned, but still standing ... Police say a new fire burning on the Hawaii island of Maui has triggered the evacuation of a community to the northeast of the area ...