Posts tagged ‘Banyan tree’

December 2, 2012

Post 17 — The Banyan Tree (Part 2)

The author's memory of what the tree looked like - not the actual banyan.

The author’s memory of what the tree looked like – not the actual banyan.

A banyan has a parasitic relationship with the jungle around it. The seeds take root in the crevices of high surrounding trees, deposited up there by helpful and/or incontinent birds. Because the light is better above the canopy, the roots grow quickly down from the top and eventually overpower and strangle the host like an over-served, psychotic guest run amok. This banyan had apparently crashed the party many years ago, because there was no sign of the original tree.

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