View Bonsai Indian Banyan Tree Pictures. The roots that drop near the base can fuse with the main trunk, giving the tree a larger profile. Due to very complex roots structure and extensive branches, it is used as a subject specimen in bonsai.
This is probably the best bonsai tree for beginners.
Indians knew the banyan tree as the vatvriksha. The banyan is the most preferred for making bonsais. It gives shelter to many kinds of animals and birds, which represent india and indian people from different casts and religions. Its aerial roots grow down into the soil forming additional trunks and is therefore called bahupada, the one with several feet.
