Check out our FICUS TREE #jupiterlighthouse
Channel: Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
Date: 2023-08-29

Have you ever gazed at the colossal tree near our lighthouse and wondered about its age and origin? This magnificent Ficus Altissima, also known as the false banyan or council tree, has stood here since the 1930’s. Planted by the lighthouse keepers, this tree was intended to honor the site of the original keepers' house, which tragically burned down years before. The spirit of that historic house lives on through this living monument, its foundation still beneath the earth, marked on the deck for all to see. 

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