The tree was photographed that day by the same photographer
Click for a larger image An identical sign is also found on Spiegel Zosia St 6, Petah Tikva, Israel (Photographed in 2022)
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Click for sign's details Translation of the text on the sign:
Malayan banyan Malayan banyan is an evergreen tree whose natural habitat is in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Australia. Malayan banyan can reach a height of more than 30 meters. It has a high and wide view. As early as the 19th century and also in the 20th century, Malayan banyan was considered a sought-after ornamental tree and was planted in boulevards and gardens in tropical and subtropical regions all over the world.
Malayan banyan have many aerial roots dangling in dense "braids" from the branches. It can be seen that the hanging air roots tend to turn in the direction of the shadow below the center of the top. Air roots that reach the ground take root in it and some of them above the ground are covered with a light bark and they form "crutch roots" that look like sub-trunks of the tree. The leaves are glossy green and gilded, oval and pointed at both ends, borne on a petiole that is about 5 mm long. In the leaves of the ficus trees, inflorescences called figs develop.
The first Malayan banyan was brought to Israel in the early 20th century and was planted in many places on tree-lined avenues and public ornamental gardens. The Malayan banyan is considered an invasive tree due to the good and fast ability of its seeds to germinate easily not only in the soil. The seeds are spread by bats and birds that feed on figs.
Scientific name: FICUS MICROCARPA
Family: Moraceae
Branding symbol of Petah Tikva on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the city - the mother of the colonies 1878-2018
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