Description Of Banyan Tree:
The Banyan tree is the National tree in India. This huge tree towers over its neighbors and has the widest reaching roots and easily covering several acres. It sends off new shoots from its roots.The tree is really a tangle of branches, roots, and trunks. The banyan tree regenerates and lives for an incredible length of time.It is thought of as the immortal tree.
Its size and leafy shelter are valued in India as a place of rest and reflection, not to mention protection from the hot sun. It is still the focal point and gathering place for local councils and meetings. India has a long history of honoring this tree; it figures prominently in many of the oldest stories of the.
The name was originally given to F. benghalensis and comes from India where early travellers observed that the shade of the tree was frequented bybanias or Indian traders.
In the Gujarati language, banya means "grocer/merchant," not "tree." The Portuguese picked up the word to refer specifically to Hindu merchants and passed it along to the English as early as 1599 with the same meaning. By 1634, English writers began to tell of the banyan tree, a tree under which Hindu merchants would conduct their business. The tree provided a shaded place for a village meeting or for merchants to sell their goods. Eventually "banyan" became the name of the tree itself.
One of the largest trees, named the Great Banyan, is found in Kolkata in India. It is said to be more than 250 years old. Another such tree, named Doda Alada Mara, is found in the outskirts of Bangalore. Doda Alada Mara has a spread of around 3 acres.
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