野火烧不尽，春风吹又生：夏威夷拉海纳 150 多年历史的榕树如何在毁灭性的火灾后重获生机

【野火后的重生：夏威夷拉海纳百年榕树奇迹复苏】去年八月，一场毁灭性野火肆虐夏威夷毛伊岛的拉海纳镇，将拥有151年历史的标志性榕树烧得焦黑。然而，这棵非本土的印度赠礼，不仅承载着殖民历史的记忆，也是当地社区的心脏，如今在树艺师与志愿者的精心照料下，正展现出顽强的生命力，部分枝叶已开始再生。尽管热浪造成的干枯夺走了树的一半生命，但其余部分正蓬勃生长，再次证明了“野火烧不尽，春风吹又生”的自然奇迹。
【Summary: Resilience in Flames - Lahaina's Century-Old Banyan Tree Springs Back to Life】Following the devastation of a massive wildfire that ravaged Maui's Lahaina in August last year, the town's 151-year-old banyan tree, a non-native symbol intertwined with colonial history and a cherished community hub, has shown remarkable resilience. Despite suffering significant damage, with half of its branches succumbing to the intense heat, dedicated arborists and volunteers have nurtured the tree back to health, witnessing new growth and a testament to nature's indomitable spirit.

【野火烧不尽，春风吹又生：夏威夷拉海纳 150 多年历史的榕树如何在毁灭性的火灾后重获生机】拉海纳，夏威夷（美联社）——去年 8 月，一场致命的野火席卷了毛伊岛的拉海纳，火墙烤焦了这座历史名镇前街上这棵 151 年历史的榕树。但这棵蔓生的树在大火中幸存了下来，多亏了树艺师和敬业的志愿者的努力，它的部分枝叶重新生长，甚至茁壮成长。这棵榕树是毛伊岛上现存最古老的树，但并不是夏威夷群岛的本土树种。印度将这棵树作为礼物运往拉海纳，以纪念第一批新教传教士抵达拉海纳 50 周年。它种植于 1873 年，即夏威夷群岛成为美国领土的四分之一世纪前，卡美哈梅哈国王宣布拉海纳为其王国的首都七十年后。多年来，这棵树深受人们的喜爱，数百万到访毛伊岛的游客都对它念念不忘。但对许多人来说，它是殖民统治的象征，殖民统治剥夺了夏威夷原住民的土地，压制了他们的语言和文化。几代以来，榕树一直是拉海纳海滨的聚会场所。据许多人说，它是海滨社区的核心——高达 60 英尺（18 米），由多个树干支撑，树干横跨近一英亩。这棵巨大的树有茂密的枝条，雄伟地展开，为人们遮荫。气生根从树枝上垂下来，最终附着在土壤上，长成新的树干。树枝向外伸展，成为鸟群的栖息地。火灾期间它发生了什么？2023 年的大火烧焦了这棵树，许多叶子都变黑了。但毛伊县树艺师委员会主席 Duane Sparkman 表示，导致这棵树大部分干枯的不是火焰，而是产生的强烈热量。他说，由于水分流失，大约一半的树枝枯死了。“一旦树的那部分干枯了，就再也回不来了，”他说。但树的其他部分现在正在健康地重新生长。【How Lahaina's more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire】LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. But the sprawling tree survived the blaze, and thanks to the efforts of arborists and dedicated volunteers, parts of it are growing back — and even thriving.One year after the fire, here's what to know about the banyan tree and the efforts to restore it.Why is Lahaina's banyan tree significant?The banyan tree is the oldest living one on Maui but is not a species indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands. India shipped the tree as a gift to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first Protestant missionaries to live in Lahaina. It was planted in 1873, a quarter century before the Hawaiian Islands became a U.S. territory and seven decades after King Kamehameha declared Lahaina the capital of his kingdom.