The massive banyan tree in downtown Lahaina, a town on Maui that was decimated in this week's deadly wildfire, is still standing. Officials aren't sure if the landmark can recover from the flames.
Flook said. “There’s dozens of historic buildings that have been lost that were just places you lived your life,” like hotels, restaurants and ice cream shops.from Lahaina’s Front Street, which is typically bustling with shops and restaurants interspersed with green spaces and ocean views.
The banyan tree is not native to Hawaii, hailing from the Indian subcontinent. But like many of the islands’ native trees, flames can easily “topkill” them, Friday said, which means the roots might survive and resprout, but the above-ground portion of the plant is scorched to death.As firefighters finally made progress on California’s largest wildfire of the year, national park officials and ecologists are preparing for irreversible habitat losses.
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