Maui fires.
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rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Those trunks certainly look viable to me. Fingers crossed
namnhi
Masterpiece
The trunks look good from the video and it is a ficus so I think it will survive. I am surprised there is not already a sap test on the limbs.. Ficus will bleed white sap if cut... easy test that don't really harm the tree
Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
namnhi
Masterpiece
cheap_walmart_art
Omono
There was a little shop on front street called Dans Greenhouse full of exotic birds and schefflera bonsai. My wife and I were delighted with that shop when we visited and I hate the thought that it’s gone now. I picked up this tree at Dans Greenhouse and carried it around the rest of my trip in boat and plane. The little trilobite came from another shop on front street. It was a very brief visit but it’s one of my fondest memories of the island.
BrightsideB
Omono
I can see why this tree living on in the community can help aid in the healing process of so much loss. Living through such a devastating fire can bring more hope and connection. This kind of reminds me of the time I built a life size steel sculpture of a dolphin that meant grace, strength, and beauty to the family. They had their house burn to the ground while on vacation and all that was left was their family (pets died) and seeing this sculpture standing from the rubble meant so much to them and getting past losing all their belongings and pets. I waxed the black soot on some parts to leave part of the fire in their new home.
Mikecheck123
Omono
Update: the tree is going to be fine.
www.hawaiimagazine.com
The Lahaina Banyan Tree: New Leaves Have Sprouted - Hawaii Magazine
The 150-year-old banyan tree is still standing in Lahaina, and experts are optimistic in its survival after the disasterous Maui wildfires.
www.hawaiimagazine.com
That is great news! This tree is such a great representation of life. My wife and I got to see it up close when we were on our honeymoon...Update: the tree is going to be fine.
The Lahaina Banyan Tree: New Leaves Have Sprouted - Hawaii Magazine
The 150-year-old banyan tree is still standing in Lahaina, and experts are optimistic in its survival after the disasterous Maui wildfires.
namnhi
Masterpiece
Mikecheck123
Omono
Niice!
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Terrific news! But I have a feeling the entire tree is probably not going to make a comeback. I suspect portions of it will, but other portions won't. Hope people don't expect it to be the way it was, only with new leaves.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
There will be dead portions surely but as I understand with that species, in 5 years it will look good again.
namnhi
Masterpiece
An update on the tree
www.mauinews.com
Hopes rise by survival of Lahaina’s banyan tree
The shaded Lahaina square where tourists once milled beneath the town’s famed banyan tree has become the domain of volunteer papaya, tomato and lilikoi sprouts. “We know what the birds are eating,” Maui County Arborist Timothy Griffith said Wednesday morning after ducking under a yellow rope...
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
Yay!!
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