A major tragedy was averted as a 600-year-old banyan tree, worshipped by locals as Vada Dev, collapsed at the Banastari ...

This is one of the most beautiful banyan trees found in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The tree's age is above 550 years and is considered one of the oldest banyans found on earth.

People here believe that tree brings fertility. Notably, the Banyan trees fall into strangler fig family, having a weird way of growing. The process begins when a seed lands on another tree's branch.

Crews recently carefully pruned the banyans on Banyan Street, led by Coastline Tree and Lee County’s consultant, Rick Joyce.

Among those with hope is the Indian banyan tree planted more then 150 years ago ... “I can’t be having 20-pound ulu fruits falling on people’s heads,” he said. Planting trees able to ...