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| Adansonia digitata - the African baobab. I believe there are only four specimens in Madras. |
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| I did not see flowers, but it was in pod. They are velvety, covered with fine hair, and look a bit like the gourds of the sausage tree. |
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The baobab at YMCA
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I did not know Baobab was a real tree. I thought it was a fictional tree mentioned in St.Antoine De Exupery's The Little Prince.
ReplyDeletenice shot. i've seen one in the horticultural garden nursery and i believe there is one at TS. where is the fourth?
ReplyDeleteWe had a baobab tree in The Den bungalow where we lived at Coimbatore for several years. Please log on to to see pics:
ReplyDeletehttp://sankriti.blogspot.com/2009/06/flora-at-den.html
I believe there is another one in the Forest College Campus at Cbte.
Ava, the baobab exists, most definitely!
ReplyDeleteArati, I dont recall now, Chitra mentioned the four places, and I cant remember.
Thanks for the link Mr Ramakrishnan!
There is a couple of them at the Railway Officers Club on Pilkington Road, Ayanavaram near Perambur
ReplyDeleteThat's good to know, thanks!
DeleteVery nice to c that tree
DeleteI visited the YMCA yesterday and if these are the same trees then they're no longer standing. They lie where they've fallen and small branchlets have begun to grow on the trunks. There is a small stand for spectators near them which could be the reason they fell. I took some photos but I don't know how to upload them here.
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