What are the characteristics of banyan trees?
This article introduces the characteristics of banyan trees and provides an overview of the green plant flowers. Detailed content is shared below.
Banyan trees are quite famous in the field of feng shui plants. Their tree king's magnetic field gathers oxygen, which has the effect of blocking disasters and diseases. As the saying goes, 'Banyan trees tend to grow tall, and many people plant them for feng shui purposes. Where there are many banyan trees, the land is sure to thrive.' Therefore, they are often planted at the entrance of villages to ward off evil spirits and ensure safety. Let's now discuss the characteristics of banyan trees.
【Characteristics of Banyan Trees】
Banyan trees have the largest canopy in the world and are one of the largest woody tropical plants. They can grow to a height of 15-25 meters and a trunk diameter of 50 centimeters. It is reported that there is a thousand-year-old banyan tree in the field of Taiping Village, Rong'an County, in the northern mountains of Guangxi, which requires 15 people to encircle with their hands.
In Xishuangbanna, 44 species of banyan trees have large tabular roots, 17 of which can form various aerial roots or支柱 roots. The phenomenon of strangulation is a special characteristic of the banyan plants in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. A single tree forming a forest is a unique landscape of tropical rainforests formed by numerous thick支柱 roots during the transition from the strangulation stage to independent large trees.
Banyan trees have strong vitality, not fearing the intense summer sun, tolerant of shade, cold, and drought. They can survive without water for three to five days and can endure hunger, especially the block-rooted banyan trees, which can survive without water or fertilizer for eight to ten days, or even a month.
What are the characteristics of banyan trees?
The branches and trunks are smooth, graceful, elegant, and suitable for shaping, allowing small spaces to appear larger. If they can be planted as natural ancient banyan tree stakes, it would be breathtaking. They are good at growing aerial roots, easy to root, and have a unique tree shape. The unique beauty of banyan trees lies in their aerial roots, rootlets, and block roots. Playing with banyan tree roots is a high art, which can be crafted into shapes like the phoenix dancing and coiled dragon.
Banyan trees are an important source of wild food. In Xishuangbanna, locals often eat the tender branches and leaves of woody plants, which can lead to health and longevity. In nine species of banyan plants, they are commonly used to treat various diseases, with their roots, bark, leaves, and tree sap all being used for medicinal purposes.
After the banyan trees have grown and survived, they can be watered three to four times a day, and even during the rainy season when the pots accumulate water, it does not affect their growth. Therefore, banyan trees are very fond of water.
【Characteristics of Banyan Trees】