There is a banyan tree in China, 6 KM southwest of Yangshuo County that you might consider to be rather interesting on top of its beauty. I'm sure you, as a sawyer, have seen some spectacular timber, but this must be the mac daddy of all banyan trees. It's an important part of the GuiLin Lin Li River scenic spots that appear from Fupo Peak to Xingping Yangshuo. What is unique about this banyan tree? This beautiful old tree was planted around the year 600, which makes it around 1417 years old. At that age, it is the world's oldest banyan tree.
The Banyon Scenic Spot is noted for its pretty and peculiar aged banyon tree planted a ways back in the Shui Dynasty. That's about 1400 years ago.
In the year 600, the locals were called Zhuang People, and we know that the ancient Zhuangs worshipped nature. They regarded animals, plants and mountains as gods. So, our 1,417 year old banyan tree would have been worshipped as a god back then among the Zhuangs.
Size of China's Old Banyan Tree
On July 25, 2015, this old banyan tree was measured to have a girth of more than 7 m (measured at a height of 1 m). The tree's height was around 17 m.
Visit Big Banyan Tree
Malay Banyan 'Big Banyan Tree' in the Darongshu Scenic Area, Yangshuo, China welcome you come for tour! Every year, many domestic tourists visit this spot to worship this awesome god tree.
You should make it a point to visit this Aged Banyan Tree Scenic Spot, but leave your saw behind. It's at 446 feet up in the Darongshu Scenic Area, Guangxi Zhuang.
Record Sized Banyan Trees
The thickest Malay Banyan trees (Ficus Microcarpa) is believed to be in Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Fort Myers, Florida USA. That one is over 12m around its circumference. The tallest is believed to be 20 meters tall and it's at Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Lisboa, Lissabon, Portugal. The oldest banyan tree is, well you can guess that now.
