In an Indian botanical garden lives a single tree
so vast it looks like a forest.
What kind of tree is it?

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Accepted Answer

The Great Banyan of Kolkata — spreads over 1.5 hectares, from a single trunk long since decayed. — 3,600+ aerial roots, each functionally its own trunk. One organism impersonating a grove. Botany’s trick.

In an Indian botanical garden lives a single tree so vast it looks like a forest. What kind of tree is it?