Banyan Tree - Wadh, Bargad, Ficus Benghalensis Plants for Friends according to the University of

according to the University of Florida

The shrubs have lovely flowers

protect young plants from frost

Height: 10 - 20 m

Banyan Tree - Wadh, Bargad, Ficus Benghalensis Plants for Friends according to the University ofBanyan Tree A Banyan (also Banian) is a fig that starts its life as an epiphyte (a plant growing on another plant) when its seeds germinate in the cracks and crevices on a host tree (or on structures like buildings and bridges). "Banyan" often refers specifically to the Indian banyan or Ficus benghalensis, which is the national tree of the Republic of India, though the term has been generalized to include all figs that share a characteristic life