Banyan Drive

Hilo HI

Banyan Drive in Hilo is a street lined with banyan trees, many were planted by famous people. These banyan trees are quite interesting. The hanging aerial roots are pretty strong – I pulled on a couple and there was no give at all. I can imagine Tarzan swing from tree to tree grabbing these roots!

Large banyan tree. Those are hanging roots.
Planted by First Lady Pat Nixon in 1972.
Amelia Earhart planted this tree in 1935.
Babe Ruth planted this tree in 1933.
England’s King George V planted this tree in 1934.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt planted this tree in 1934.
Large monkeypod, or hitachi tree.