The banyan tree is the oldest living one on Maui ... The 2023 fire charred the tree and blackened many of its leaves. But it wasn’t the flames so much as the intense heat that was generated ...

It was three weeks after the fire and we started seeing little leaf sprouts.” Griffith says monkeypod trees lining Front Street helped protect the banyan from the worst of the windblown flames ...

Known as Thimmamma Marrimanu, it holds the title of the world’s largest banyan tree. Spreading its vast branches over a huge area, this ancient tree leaves everyone in awe- - especially nature ...