curtain fig or indian laurel: Don't' Let the Mighty Banyan Be the Bane of Your Home! Curb Appeal Advice
- 10/21/10 11:01 AM
There are dangers lurking beneath the curb: Ficus microcarpa, also known as Chinese Banyan, Malayan Banyan, Curtain figor Indian Laurel: Hawaii, Southern California and many other tropical climes around the world have just the right humidity levels to produce some of natures largest tree varieties of which The Chinese Banyan is excellent example. These gentle giants, with their sprawling canopies that soar as high as 60 feet in the air with a diameter that can reach hundreds of feet, are beautiful to behold and truly awe inspiring. These amazing trees produce aerial roots that over time will reach the earth and start another trunk, eventually expanding the (14 comments)