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. As the banyan grows, more “prop roots ...

The banyan tree’s aerial prop roots grow vertically downward, forming additional trunks that fuel its growth. Found in the dense forests of Meghalaya, these bridges are made from the roots of ...

The Great Banyan has well over 3000 prop trunks, which are basically roots. The security guard, who had a gun about as old as the tree, told me that the tree is now permanently closed because ...