Planting Banyan

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Thanks kialoha, that was cool. Have a love affair with that tree, too? So, before it gets sidetracked in to if the plant should be planted, I already knew it was considered an invasive. I Wikipedied the tree but it didn't say much on how to grow it. I knew it grew on and strangled it's host, too. As a haole, that's why I like it! Just messin' [:p] I've seen it grow around rock structures and I was wondering if I were able to prune it right, if it could potentially reinforce or retain a wall. Or maybe I could I possibly use telephone poles arranged in sort of like a loose fasces to begin a growth with an artificial hollowed center like it did grow out and strangle a host tree. Left unchecked, I bet it would have the compressive power crush a captured stone. I think it has some great potential as a landscaping tree. Those huge roots capture and stabilize soil. The shade is nice... I just like the tree.

I'm not much for the Huffington Post, but here's an article about Hilo's Banyan Drive. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4380119/
Thanks,

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