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How Maui’s 151-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after fire

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The 151-year-old banyan tree is the oldest living one on Maui .

It was planted in 1873 , a quarter century before the Hawaiian Islands became a U.S. territory.

The fire scorched the tree along the historic town's Front Street last August .

Since the blaze, a band of arborists, farmers and landscapers has set about trying to save the tree.

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81

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83

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77

Article tone

informal

Language

English

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36

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medium-lived

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