The iconic 60-foot banyan tree is seen in Lahaina after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town several days ago, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 10, 2023. MARCO GARCIA ...

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 ...

Centered around a real banyan tree, this shop is true to its name. Walking in feels like you've entered a secret garden where a fairy might just come out and sprinkle you with magic dust.

Lahaina's old courthouse building and the banyan tree that's lived behind it for over 150 years were badly damaged by Maui's fires. Peter Unger via Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images ...

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 banyan becomes its host’s coffin: It winds around the original tree, growing branches that rob the host of sunlight. Its roots spread underground, depriving the host of nutrients and water.

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 ...

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This combination of photos shows the banyan tree in the historic town of Lahaina after the wildfire in Hawaii on Aug. 11, 2023, left, and July 6, 2024, right.

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 ...

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) ...