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Lāhainā ‘Tree-covery Project’ more than famous banyan tree

The banyan is not the only tree receiving attention from a group of volunteer arborists and landscapers who have banded together as the Lāhainā Treescape Restoration Project.

Photos: new growth signals recovery for Lāhainā’s historic banyan tree

Arborists, volunteering their time and expertise to saving the 150-year-old tree, indicate the growth is a positive sign for its long-term recovery.

Lāhainā’s historic famed banyan tree gets TLC

Thousands of leaves on the mammoth tree are scorched but its multiple trunks show little sign of being singed during the Aug. 8 firestorm that devastated this historic, coastal West Maui community.