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General Category => The Coffee Shop => Topic started by: Dawie on February 23, 2011, 05:03:32 am

Title: Wood Facts A Series Wednesday
Post by: Dawie on February 23, 2011, 05:03:32 am

Let's go high up today.
David

The tree with the world's largest canopy/crown {spread of its branches} is the great Banyan {Ficus bengalensis}, in the Indian Botanical Garden, Calcutta, India. It has over 1,700 prop supporting roots and dates back to 1787. The canopy/crown has a circumference of 1,350 foot, approximately 430 foot wide, almost 1 1/2 football fields.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mckaysavage/2798682443/

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Wednesday
Post by: Marcellarius on February 23, 2011, 05:40:28 am

that's a mighty big tree.

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Wednesday
Post by: Russ C on February 25, 2011, 05:06:55 am

A whole lot of shade under that tree!  :)