

Wish I knew the story of this ancient one that stands in the marketplace near the river in Puerto Vallarta. I believe it is a banyan tree, but I am open to being corrected.
https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/sunday-trees-262/


Wish I knew the story of this ancient one that stands in the marketplace near the river in Puerto Vallarta. I believe it is a banyan tree, but I am open to being corrected.
https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/sunday-trees-262/
It looks evil, doesn’t it?
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Yes.
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We don’t call the banyan *strangler-fig” for nothing.
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Yes. Aptly descriptive.
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What does the treetop look like?
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It was dark and I couldn’t see much above what you see.
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Those roots are magnificent — they must tell a wicked story!
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It sure looks like a banyan, but I didn’t think they grow in Mexico. But who knows? People bring things from other places and plant them all kinds of places where they never grew before. It certainly is fascinating!
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Seems like a bewitching tree 🙂
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Exactly
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Intriguing … thank you for sharing! 🙂
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