Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, iimveliso zomthi we-banyan ezenziweyo ziphumelele indawo yokuqala kwimiboniso emininzi yezandla kwaye ibe yeyona nto ibalaseleyo kwimiboniso emininzi namhlanje. Imithi ye-banyan eyenziweyo iye yathandwa ngabantu abaninzi ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo eziluhlaza, ezinekhabhoni ephantsi, ezinobungani nokusingqongileyo, neziguquguqukayo.
Imithi ye-banyan efanisiweyo inokuhlangabezana neemfuno ezahlukeneyo zabathengi kwaye inokutshintsha ngokupheleleyo ezinye iintlobo zemithi yokwenyani ngokwesiphumo sobuhle. Eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu kukuba iimveliso zemithi ye-banyan efanisiweyo nazo zinamandla okumelana nemozulu. Imithi ye-banyan efanisiweyo isetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kwiintendelezo, ecaleni kwendlela, kunye neentyatyambo zeentyatyambo, ezifanelekileyo ukubukela unyaka wonke, kwaye zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwimihlobiso eluhlaza yangaphakathi nangaphandle.
Imithi ye-banyan efanisiweyo yenziwa ngokuxelisa ukubonakala kwemithi ye-banyan yokwenene, kwaye abanye abantu bayibiza ngokuba yimithi ye-banyan yobuxoki okanye imithi ye-banyan eyenziweyo. Imithi ye-banyan efanisiweyo ziindidi zamandulo kwimithi yokulinganisa, enokubonisa ukulula kwakudala kunye nokuguquguquka komthi owenziweyo kwaye yongeze i-ecology kunye nesimilo esihle kwindalo esingqongileyo. Ezinye iintlobo zemithi yokulinganisa zisebenzisa iimpawu zemithi ye-banyan ukuya kwinqanaba elithile, njengeengcambu zemithi emidala, iingcambu zeparasitic, njl.