It may sound hard to believe, but the world's widest tree, located near Kolkata, India, is bigger than the average Wal-Mart. The gigantic Banyan tree may look like a forest from far away, but it's actually comprised of a myriad of aerial roots that cover 3.5 square acres of land, which equals roughly 156,000 square feet, or 14,400 square meters. Compare that to data from the most recent unit count and square footage report from Wal-Mart, which says that the average store size (that's not a Su...
It may sound hard to believe, but the world's widest tree, located near Kolkata, India, is bigger than the average Wal-Mart. The gigantic Banyan tree may look like a forest from far away, but it's actually comprised of a myriad of aerial roots that cover 3.5 square acres of land, which equals roughly 156,000 square feet, or 14,400 square meters. Compare that to data from the most recent unit count and square footage report from Wal-Mart, which says that the average store size (that's not a Su...
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