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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!
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