Eminyakeni yakamuva, imikhiqizo ye-banyan yokwenziwa iwine indawo yokuqala emibukisweni eminingi yezandla futhi ibe ivelele emibukisweni eminingi namuhla. Izihlahla zokwenziwa ze-banyan zizuze umusa ezakhamuzini ezingenakubalwa ngenxa yezakhiwo zazo eziluhlaza, ezinekhabhoni ephansi, ezinobungani nemvelo, neziguqulekayo.
Izihlahla ezilingisayo ze-banyan zingahlangabezana nezidingo ezihlukene zamakhasimende futhi zingashintsha ngokuphelele ezinye izinhlobo zezihlahla zangempela ngokomphumela wokwenza zibe zinhle. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi imikhiqizo yezihlahla ze-banyan ezilingisayo nayo inokumelana nesimo sezulu esiqinile. Izihlahla ezilingisayo ze-banyan zivame ukusetshenziswa emagcekeni, emigwaqweni, nasemibhedeni yezimbali, ezilungele ukubukwa unyaka wonke, futhi zisetshenziswa kakhulu ekuhlobiseni okuluhlaza kwangaphakathi nangaphandle.
Izihlahla ze-banyan ezilingisayo zenziwa ngokulingisa ukubonakala kwezihlahla ze-banyan zangempela, futhi abanye abantu bazibiza ngezihlahla ze-banyan mbumbulu noma izihlahla zokwenziwa ze-banyan. Izihlahla ze-banyan ezilingisayo ziyizinhlobo zakudala ezihlahleni zokulingisa, ezingaveza ubulula basendulo nokuguquguquka kwesihlahla esilingisiwe futhi zengeze isimo semvelo nenhle kumvelo. Ezinye izinhlobo zezihlahla zokulingisa nazo zisebenzisa izici zezihlahla ze-banyan ngokwezinga elithile, njengezimpande zezihlahla ezindala, izimpande ze-parasite, njll.