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The Tree That Became a Forest: 550-YO Banyan in Andhra Pradesh Spans 4 Football Fields
Imagine a single tree so vast that it could cover four football fields combined. That’s Thimmamma Marrimanu — a 550-year-old banyan tree in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district, certified by Guinness World Records in 1989 as the world’s largest tree canopy.
Spanning an incredible 19,107 square meters, this ancient giant dwarfs even the famed General Sherman Tree in California, which, despite its towering height of 275 feet, covers just 1,487 square meters. But while the Sherman Tree rises toward the sky, Thimmamma Marrimanu spreads outward, extending its reach through aerial roots that grow into new trunks.
Thimmamma Marrimanu is a huge banyan tree located in the village of Gutibayalu in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh; Picture source: ForbesWhat makes this living wonder expand the way it does? Read on to discover the secrets of one of nature’s greatest marvels.
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