Giant Java Willow Tree

Java Tree, originally uploaded by Undercover Nerd.

This is the Giant Java Fig tree in the Royal Botanic Gardens,
Peradeniya, south east of Kandy, Sri Lanka.

A sign at the base of this tree reads...

(Java Fig) (Moraceae)
species - Ficus Benjamina
This is a large handsome tree indigenous to Malayasia and introcuded to Sri Lanka in 1861. The specimen here is over 100 years old and has spread over an area of about 2420 sq. meters.

Enormous fig tree, Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Sri Lanka, originally uploaded by Paul Mannix.

An Octopus tree in Sri Lanka

tree limbs, originally uploaded by Reign.

I think I would give this tree the name "Octopus". It is quite amazing how far out the branches go in every direction. If you look closely at the ground it looks like the roots also snake out in every direction with a similar patturn to the branches. This tree is actually a Ficus Benjamina tree although it goes by the name "Giant Java Willow tree".