My sister managed to visit Key West on a sudden trip from Italy and she managed to come to town when I wasn't here. That's the sort of scheduler she has always been- spontaneous, impromptu and not very organized. But she did send me a photo of her standing under this tree and somewhere I still have that piece of paper with her picture on it.
Banyans are, I believe, known as baobabs in some parts of the world and I do know these trees propagate by sending roots into the ground from their branches. Feel free to write in and correct me as I am still not a botanist.
There was a guest house that took it's name from this landmark on Whitehead Street. According to it's own website (at the bottom of this page) the Banyan was created in 1980 from a group of 19th century homes situated here.
However the vagaries of chasing visitors apparently got tedious so they turned the place into a time share and that has worked well enough the time share expanded and is still here. The tree really is astonishing if you take the time to stop and look at it. Check out the weird shaped window in the back ground... Key West architecture at it's least rectangular! 
The slanting afternoon sun on Whitehead Street gives everything a lovely glowing look. 
Key West colors:
My bougainvillea is quite dead at home. I am the only person on the planet who cannot grow this lovely plant.
And walking slightly off Whitehead I was glad to notice Marilyn at the Tropic Art House Cinema is still drawing attention. 
Summer colors in Key West, land of eternal sunshine.
http://www.thebanyanresort.com/
Banyans are, I believe, known as baobabs in some parts of the world and I do know these trees propagate by sending roots into the ground from their branches. Feel free to write in and correct me as I am still not a botanist.
There was a guest house that took it's name from this landmark on Whitehead Street. According to it's own website (at the bottom of this page) the Banyan was created in 1980 from a group of 19th century homes situated here.However the vagaries of chasing visitors apparently got tedious so they turned the place into a time share and that has worked well enough the time share expanded and is still here. The tree really is astonishing if you take the time to stop and look at it. Check out the weird shaped window in the back ground... Key West architecture at it's least rectangular! The slanting afternoon sun on Whitehead Street gives everything a lovely glowing look. Key West colors:My bougainvillea is quite dead at home. I am the only person on the planet who cannot grow this lovely plant.
And walking slightly off Whitehead I was glad to notice Marilyn at the Tropic Art House Cinema is still drawing attention. 
Summer colors in Key West, land of eternal sunshine.http://www.thebanyanresort.com/
1 comment:
In South Florida, banyans are a variety of strangler fig. I'll reference this page http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ploct99.htm and let you have your way with it.
Baobabs are another horse altogether...
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