The Banyan Tree on Maui, planted in 1873 by William Owen Smith
started out as one tree
THE BANYAN TREE
the frays
turned into these, they came from above and rooted themselves
and matured into these
and these so the story goes
PR
8/22/2014
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PR
8/22/2014
thoughts and entanglements 
Aren’t these amazing trees?!? They are so creature-like: serpentine, elephantine. I get lost in their meanderings, and I love saying the word “banyan”. What an awesome post 🙂
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Thank you Sammy. It was amazing actually being there. I couldn’t believe the twists and turns.
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I’ve been there and that tree is amazing. You did an excellent job photographing it
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It was awesome and such fun to photograph. Thank you.
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enjoyed these photos, and the connection to “fray”
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Thank you for stopping by:)-
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Really good expression for Fray 🙂
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Thanks :)-
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Bravo! Great minds think alike. Photos are filled with life and animation. Thanks for sharing.
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:0) I see what you mean after checking you post. LOL, great minds do think alike, thanks for stopping by.
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very interesting natural history, thanks
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You’re welcome!
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Is this the banyan in front of the Pioneer Inn? I haven’t seen it in ages.
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I didn’t notice an Inn but the downstairs of the gift shop used to be a jail. Plus it’s near where all the water tour ticket sellers are.
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so very kewl 🙂
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I was born in Maui. Aloha for the trip back home…
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Aloha to you too, awesome place!
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Is there another tree like this on Maui?
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Not sure. Haven’t been there in many years. Left there when I went to college on Oahu…decades ago. Have only been back to Maui to visit twice in that time.
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Who says trees can’t move?! This one is definitely going places and spreading itself around. It feels so very much alive with an intelligence all its own…
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I love the way you put that. It is so true!
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