This is a giant Banyan tree in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. I saw it when I was on vacation. It is amazing, but, hard to capture in a picture.
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World famous Banyan Tree - located in courthouse square - in the center of Lahaina -was brought to Maui from India when the tree was just eight feet tall!! It was planted in April, 1873 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Lahaina's first Christian mission. It is usually teeming with Mynah birds. It now stands over 60 feet high, has 12 major trunks in addition to a huge core. It stretches over a 200-foot area and shades 2/3 of an acre. It is one of the largest Indian Banyan trees in the world. You cannot easily photograph the entire tree!
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Giant Banyan Tree