Mother Nature Wins Another One

Here is a picture of my two favourite'est trees in the whole world.

Two huge, very old Banyan trees.

However, when our recent almost-a-tornado blew through town, the hugest of the two took a beating.

The 85 mph winds completely ripped it from the ground.

[In case it doesn't look that big, that's the roof of a house behind it.]

The city had to cut it back, and here is all that's left of that magnificent beast.

So compare the top pic with this one and you can see the devastating impact of that almost-a-tornado.

Oh you are so lazy, here it is again, below.

The huge tree on the right in the above photo was originally dwarfed by the one on the left.

But make no mistake -  the one of the right is also huge.

Huge, I tell you!

But all is not lost for our fallen hero.

They are trying to save the tree by replanting it and propping it up.

And by providing irrigation (white piping around the base).

For a refresher on when I first came across theses guys see I Knew Things Were Old.....  to get a feel, pre almost-a-tornado.

So good luck, l'il buddy!

I mean, big fella......