OTS represents Old Tree Series. It is intended to raise awareness about old trees.
Large old trees are prominent keystone structures in many landscapes worldwide and are well recognized for the provision of variety of ecosystem services to humanity. The ecological roles of old trees in improving and maintaining the quality of water and soil, mitigating the impact of environmental pollution, carbon sequestration, regulation of microclimate , providing habitat for wildlife, providing recreational and spiritual values, among other values are widely acknowledged.
- If possible, please share a picture you took of this beautiful tree.
| Banyan Tree |
| Estimated Age: 190 |
| Tree Height: 18m |
| Tree Grith: 5.4m |
| Crown Diameter: 570m |
A banyan, also spelled "banian", a fig that begins its life as an epiphyte, i.e. a plant that grows on another plant, when its seed germinates in a crack or crevice of a host tree or edifice. "Banyan" often specifically denominates Ficus benghalensis (the "Indian banyan"), which is the national tree of the Repupblic of India, though the name has also been generalized to denominate all figs that share a common life cycle and used systematically in taxonomy to denominate the subgenus rostigma.
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OTS List: (全台老樹寶清單)
https://www.geocaching.com/plan/lists/BMAJF67?sort=name&sortOrder=asc&skip=0&take=50
Banyan Old Tree
