thanks Ananth ji for these pictures. i am from a place in Haryana where these trees grow in abundance but recently they are almost all gone. when i was a kid i used to visit my grandparents and my grand mother would collect these and dry them in shade almost a month in advance of our visit. these when dried taste differently and more sweet. i used to eat them whole day. but you can guess the damage to these trees in our area by the fact that now if even the locals come across these juicy fruits they try not to eat them as their hard epicarp causes them upset stomachs. thats only coz they are no longer used to its routine intake. but thanks and and you should also feel sorry for posting these juicy, pulpy and as you said mouth watering photos as you have (for me at least) kicked up a really strong urge to eat them at a time when they are not available too much...
Alok On Feb 16, 11:11 am, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > Zizyphus jujuba > Fam: Rhamnaceae > English: Indian jujube, Indian Plum, Indian Cherry > Hindi: Ber > Sanskrit: Badri > Kannada: Elachi, Elache, Echhi, Bor`e (?) > Tamil: Elanthai Pazham > Telugu: regu pandu or rekkayalu > > Of stolen plums and hard > beatings! > > It’s been decades since I came across the Indian plum tree. And > after I became a member of Indiatree pix group, I was eager to share pictures > of this tree. But, Sadly, like many other trees, this tree has almost > vanished from my town for > some time now. Very few trees are found even in the nearby villages > surrounding > my town. Thanks mainly to the tobacco growers and tree cutting contractors > for they spare no trees. > > Some trees revive forgotten memories of school days. For instance during > intervals/after school,we used to > get attracted by the ripe (red colored) or even partially ripe (green) fruits > sold > mostly by old women from villages . These women collect fruits in the > morning, spread > them on a gunny bag, sitting under a shady tree along the road to schools. > Then they sell it to school children after sprinkling on them a mixture of > salt > and chilly powder. Every one relished this fruit - a mouth watering taste > indeed. > > However, rather than spend money to taste these yum berries, it > was more fun when we expended our energies to be able to get our hands on > them. > It proved to be a favourite pastime of ours as well. The backyards of the > houses of the road adjoining ours boasted many of these trees. Sundays and > other holidays (we had to cut or make a way through the tall and thick milk > hedges to reach the plum tree) were spent under this tree, throwing stones or > shaking the tree > branches and collecting the fallen fruits. Sometimes, the owner of the tree > would materialize silently from some place and then try to catch one of us and > give a sound thrashing courtesy the branch/twig of a small tree. The stones we > threw would sometimes damage the thatched roofs. > > /* > On increasing wood demands tobacco demands > > During my birding & tree sighting trips, I sometime try to know & > photograph old and heritage trees. Soon, I find it tough to sight trees and > realize there are hardly any trees which are more than 20 years old, other > than those found near temples, railway stations, various government premises > and exclusive farms. Thanks to the tobacco growers and contractors for they > spare no trees. They buy trees from farmers, growing anywhere in the open > fields, farms, canal, river edges, schools and even the road side trees. The > wood logs are later taken to be burnt in kilns to dry tobacco leaves. > With international demand for the locally grown tobacco (FCV – Flue cured > Virginia, Mysore tobacco) leaves increasing and prices soaring from Rs. 48/kg > (year 2006) to Rs 95/- (year 2008) and upto Rs. 150/kg this year, there is > less chance for the trees to inhabit the earth. > It’s a known fact that once tobacco plants are grown in agricultural fields > for couple of years, the land loses its ability to grow other crops. > > Sometimes I wonder as if the native trees have lost their rights to > completing their full life span thanks again to the meddling of human beings. > ) > > */ > > Date/Time-12 Feb 2009 > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chandagal Village, Krishnaraja nagar, Mysore > district, Karnataka > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Planted along farm fence of arecanut / > Banana/Coconut plantations. > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tall Tree > Height/Length-Quite tall, Around 50 feet > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- xx/round, small size > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-No flowers found now, wait till April. > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Eatable,tasty, Round, <3cm > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-Sweet attractive > fragrance, many small birds were found singing in this tree. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujube > http://www.kamalascorner.com/2008/12/indian-jujube-elanthai-pazham.html > > efloraindia database: To be added. > > Regards > Raghu > > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! > Homepage.http://in.yahoo.com/ > > DSC_9609.jpg > 200KViewDownload > > DSC_9590.jpg > 244KViewDownload > > DSC_9595.jpg > 208KViewDownload > > DSC_9596.jpg > 245KViewDownload > > DSC_9597.jpg > 239KViewDownload > > DSC_9599.jpg > 236KViewDownload > > DSC_9603.jpg > 154KViewDownload > > DSC_9608.jpg > 251KViewDownload -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
