Which tree has the widest canopy spread?
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The banyan tree is famous for having one of the widest canopy spreads of any tree. Some specimens form living canopies that cover more than 19,000 square meters.
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Banyan trees, especially large Ficus benghalensis specimens, can spread through aerial roots that thicken into additional trunks. Because of this growth pattern, a single banyan can cover an enormous area. The Great Banyan in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden near Kolkata is one of the best-known examples and has a canopy spread of more than 19,000 square meters. It looks like a forest, but it is genetically one tree.
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