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English: The Great Banyan Tree is over two hundred and fifty years old and covers about 14,500 square meters of land (3.5 acres) in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden near Kolkata (Calcutta), making it the widest tree in the world.
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Author Rahul O R
Camera location 22° 33′ 38.88″ N, 88° 17′ 12.48″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

The aerial roots are supported by other roots connecting to the ground, causing this singular banyan tree to look more like a forest.

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4 June 2016

22°33'38.9"N, 88°17'12.5"E

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