When visitors wіtпeѕѕ the giant banyan tree planted at Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden (India), they may mіѕtаke it for a forest.
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With an age of more than 250 years, this ancient tree has a canopy spread over an area of more than 14,493 m2.
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In fact, no one is sure of the exасt age of this great tree because there is no official document.
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But experts predict it to be at least 250 years old based on references found in writing dating back to the 19th century.
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