The fires have left little to no vegetation on the precious and sprawling banyan tree, satellite imagery and video shows. #shorts #banyantree #maui #lahaina #wildfire #fire Imported from India and planted in front of the Lahaina Courthouse and Lahaina Harbor in 1873, the tree is one of the largest of its kind in the United States; it has grown to cover more than half an acre. County officials said it “looks burned” after the Maui fires, but the roots may still be healthy. Stretching an entire city block and more than 60 feet tall, it has provided cooling shade to generations of locals and visitors beneath its massive, sweepy branches and dangling vines, according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority.