A single banyan tree can be allegorically referred as a micro-forest, since it supports a variety of wildlife like birds, wasps, bats and therefore is labelled as a Keystone species.

The deadly wildfire that tore through Lahaina last August scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. The chair of the Maui County Arborist Committee says about ...

These photos show the historic banyan tree in Lahaina, Hawaii, immediately after the Maui wildfire on Aug. 11, 2023, top left, and Aug. 10, 2023, bottom left, and 11 months later on July 6, 2024 ...

The 151-year-old banyan tree, once 60 feet high and spanning nearly an acre, is now noticeably smaller. A large section of the northwest corner was too damaged by flames last year and could not be ...

Hope is blooming on fire-ravaged Maui. An iconic 151-year-old banyan tree on the island is healing one year after it was scorched by wildfires that ripped through the Hawaiian island last year ...

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 sprawling tree survived ...

This combination of photos shows the historic Lahaina banyan tree in Lahaina, Hawaii, after the Lahaina wildfire on Aug. 10, 2023, left, and July 6, 2024, right. (AP Photo) ...

A man reacts as he sits on the Lahaina historic banyan tree that was damaged by a wildfire on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) (AP) — LAHAINA, Hawaii ...