Banyan Tree - Ceylon, circa 1895 Photographer:
A.W.A. Plâté & Co Ref:
SK06587
A variety of tropical Indian fig, the Banyan tree is renown for aerial roots that descend from the branches and develop into additional trunks. This image, taken by the extremely successful Ceylon firm of A.W.A. Plâté & Co., shows a spectacular example of one of these trees.
