06/25/2026
If you’ve ever visited the Ringling Museum or Selby Gardens, you’ve noticed those tall, dripping, mysterious Banyan trees. Did you know that industrialists Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone first brought them here?
When wounded, the bark of a banyan tree secretes a milky-white latex that contains natural rubber particles. So, Edison tested them as a means to create a domestic, emergency supply of natural rubber.
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