Tag: Banyan Street

One more of 21 on Banyan Street removed after storm damage

Banyan Street lost another banyan tree this week. Crews were out Monday removing a tree in the middle of the block, on the south side of the street. “DOT had to subcontract the removal of the...

Watchful Banyan Street owl

December 18, 2025
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

A reader out working on island sent us this photo of an owl on Banyan Street on Wednesday. Indeed there were two in the trees; he also got a video for our Beacon Facebook page. ...

Trim Time

November 20, 2025
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

Banyan Street was temporarily closed by Lee County due to the death of some of the banyan trees on the west side of the street. See our editorial.

Goodbye to some banyans on our ‘magnificent colonnade’

November 20, 2025
Garland Pollard
Editorial

This week, Lee County crews were out, removing three of the 21 banyans that line Banyan Street. An assessment: “They sacrificed themselves to help their others.” That was the grim opinion of...

History: 800 years ahead for Banyan Street ‘cathedral’

BY KAREN GRACE,BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY In 1915, Peter Bradley of the American agricultural Chemical Company had 26 banyan trees planted on each side of what was then Second Street. The...

Banyans pruned last week

Crews recently carefully pruned the banyans on Banyan Street, led by Coastline Tree and Lee County’s consultant, Rick Joyce. The pruning was to remove dead branches, and ensure that no parts of...

Banyans green up after storms

November 14, 2024
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

On Banyan Street the leaves have returned, and trees closest to Park Avenue seem to be in full recovery. After Hurricane Milton, Lee County cleaned around the trees, and also hand-watered them...