But with some help, other parts of the banyan tree grew back — and some places are even growing fruit. “You see a lot of long ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan ... the tree and blackened many of its leaves.

The green leaves, it gives it hope.” The daily deluge has not only been good for the banyan, but also the papaya, tomato and lilikoi plants below. Griffith says the tree’s rebound is a fitting ...