Everyone mistook what they saw for a forest, but it was just a banyan tree of astonishing size.
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Located in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden (India), this 250-year-old tree is called The Great Banyan. Its canopy covers an area of about 14,400 m2, the two opposite sides are about 411 m apart2. |
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| A path was built around the Banyan tree for visitors to admire its great size. |
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Curiously, the tree's canopy isn't made up of branches, but of 3,600 aerial roots, according to Atlas Obscura. |
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| The aerial roots are supported by other underground roots, making this ancient banyan tree look like a forest. |
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| Scientists were surprised that the Banyan tree was still alive. In 1884 and 1886, tornadoes swept through the area, uprooting some of the tree’s roots. The main trunk was attacked by fungus. In 1925, the main trunk rotted and had to be cut down. When it existed, the trunk was about 15.5 m in diameter. |
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Banyan trees in India are often a gathering place for people. They sit around them to chat and relax. |
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| The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is home to an even larger Banyan tree, called Thimmamma Marrimanu. Its canopy is officially recognized as the world's largest, with an area of over 18,580 m2. |
According to Zing
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