Black Mangrove Seeds come from Black Mangrove shrubs/small trees, and they typically wash ashore every fall. There has been a large amount of the seeds washing ashore on Padre Island beaches recently.

Banyans start their lives as epiphytes germinated from sticky seeds that lodge in the branches or crevasses of another tree. Banyans can reach 60-80 feet in height with an equal or larger spread. As ...