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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 was the largest banyan tree in Hawaii, and one of the largest banyan trees in the United States. Its extensive trunk and aerial root system now covers 0.66 acres (0.27 ha). The park is managed by the County of Maui and the Lahaina Restoration Foundation.
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.
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. But the ...
The banyan tree in Lahaina Town is one of the largest in the world and spans the size of one full city block. CNN reports that the tree is more than 60 feet tall and has 46 other trunks in ...
The massive banyan tree in downtown Lahaina, a town on Maui that was decimated in this week's deadly wildfire, is still standing. Officials aren't sure if the landmark can recover from the flames.
Thimmamma Marrimanu is a banyan tree in Anantapur, located circa 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the town of Kadiri in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is recognized as the world's largest banyan tree. It is present in the Indian Botanical Gardens and is more than 550 years old. Its canopy covers 21,000 m 2 (2.1 ha) [28]
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.