Lahaina - Banyan Tree

This Banyan tree, which originates from India, measured only 8ft/2.5m in height when planted in 1873 by Maui's then sheriff to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the building of the island's first mission house. Since then, the majestic tree has grown into Maui's biggest banyan tree - it now has a dozen trunks, is 60ft/20m high, spans more than 200ft/60m and throws shadows over a third of Court Square, in which it stands.