Correction for the size of The Great Banyan Tree

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How big is 5,335 square feet?

It's about one-thirtieth as big as The Great Banyan Tree

The size of The Great Banyan Tree is about 155,000 square feet.

(a.k.a. The Great Banyan, a.k.a. Ficus benghalensis) (Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal, India)

The Great Banyan Tree is a single tree in the Indian Botanic Garden in West Bengal with aerial roots covering a total area of about 155,000 square feet. While its exact age is unknown, the tree has been noted in guidebooks for over 200 years.

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