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RE: The Old Dog Presents: Tree Tuesday And Bearded Maturity!
Visually they are very appealing to me. I'd say the ones in your photo are neutral. Here's an example of a parasitic one I found in Puerto Vallarta. I saw examples of these where an underlying palm tree was completed choked out and rotted. This particular example will probably be several years of slow death for the host tree.
Thanks for the photo. Death by slow strangulation?
Not sure it's strangulation per se, but it seems to overwhelm the host tree where it can't get enough light to survive.
Gruesome in any case! :)
From Google:
"Once in contact with the ground, the fig enters a growth spurt, plundering moisture and nutrients that the host tree needs. The strangler fig's roots encircle the host tree's roots, cutting off its supply of food and water, ultimately killing the host tree."