Aug 26, 2024 · While native to India and Bangladesh, there’s a mystic banyan tree connection to the City of Fort Myers. Thousands of miles away from its original homeland, you’ll find what many believe is the largest banyan tree still growing in the continental United States.

Edison-Ford Winter Estates is a combination of the historic winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. It features the Edison Botanical Gardens, the Edison Rubber Laboratory, and the Edison Museum. Sign reads, "Given to Edison by Firestone in 1925. Circumference of …

Sep 13, 2018 · This magnificent banyan tree is growing at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida. It has a canopy covering at least one acre of land. Banyans have broad flat leaves with small reddish brown fruit like a fig that is a favorite for all kinds for birds.

Jul 24, 2020 · With its wandering branches and ever-spreading roots, the tree is one of Fort Myers’ landmarks – a botanical wonder that’s been the scene of countless souvenir photos – weddings, even. Yet...

Apr 3, 2024 · A tree probably decades old has been left in bits, as crews working on an empty lot in Fort Myers were forced to stop because they were apparently working without a permit.

Oct 10, 2015 · The Banyan tree (also known as the walking tree) is native to the heart of the rubber-producing region of southern Asia, which dominated the rubber market during the 1920s and 30s. Banyans are one of the more than 800 species within the genus Ficus .

Jan 9, 2024 · The banyan tree at the Edison home in Fort Myers is credited as the third-largest one worldwide and takes up about an acre of land. We learned that the largest is in India, and the second largest is in Maui.

View on a part of the botanical garden at Edison & Ford winter estates. Central is the large banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis), on the right a lofty fig (Ficus altissima) (8th of July 2015).

Photo, Print, Drawing Giant banyan tree outside the winter home and laboratory of Thomas Edison, Fort Myers, Florida

What first strikes a visitor to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers is the banyan tree. It is as sprawling and mighty as the story of Thomas Alva Edison, whose estate it decorates.