As the folk saying goes, “The banyan tree cannot tolerate people.” What do you think?
The banyan tree has a very strong ability to grow and resist stress in suitable areas. Among them is a tree species called "Niaorong" in our local area, which is suitable for home bonsai. Birds will eat the seeds of the banyan tree and excrete them everywhere. In many cases, they will grow on the roofs of local temples and in the gaps between stones. When we were children, we often dug them back and made them into bonsais on the rooftop. As for the folk proverb that banyan trees cannot tolerate people? I think it’s nonsense, and I’ll tell you why below:
In our local area, in the 1980s, people began to look for banyan trees in the gaps between the rocks behind the temple on the mountain, dig them out and raise them home. If there are any taboos, young people may not understand it, but the older generation should understand it, but I have never heard of any local elderly people objecting to raising banyan trees in front of their rooftop courtyards.
On the contrary, I remember that they were more interested in playing with the ficus and shaping it into various shapes than the young people. The banyan tree is also a type of banyan tree.
Big banyan trees can be seen everywhere in our village or other neighboring villages.
The word “Rong” and “Rong” are also homophones. I have seen many southern villages offering them as feng shui trees. If you cut down the local banyan tree, it is equivalent to cutting down other people’s feng shui. It was a taboo in the village.
Therefore, I have never heard of the saying that banyan trees are intolerant to humans. The only possibility is that they have well-developed root systems and are extremely resistant to stress. Even in a small piece of soil, their root systems will spread deep or to all sides. elongation. It seems that there are many banyan trees in the cracks of the rocks, and they are stretching outward desperately to expose their roots on the stone surface, just to find soil.
There are not many tree species with such tenacious survival, so most people are afraid of damaging the foundation of their self-built houses and dare not plant them too close to their houses.
It is also possible that some villagers regard it as a Feng Shui tree and support it.
In some places, the earth temple in the village will be built under the banyan tree. Over time, the temple will be surrounded by banyan trees, which leads to the saying that there are "gods" in the trees. But I personally think this is just superstition and the belief of local villagers.
To sum up, it is completely nonsense that the banyan tree cannot tolerate people. The banyan tree symbolizes prosperity and is a Feng Shui tree. Many families have banyan tree potted plants. Its root system is well-developed and its growth ability is very strong, and its leaves are lush. In summer, many villagers like to gather under the banyan tree to chat.