There is one more mango tree like this in Sanjan, near Vapi, Gujarat. Thanks for sharing.
Mani. On 1/17/10, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > Mango tree branches – > embedded into the ground. > Tipu Fort, Palakkad, > Kerala, > > We noticed this > magnificent & huge mango tree that seemed to occupy a large part of the > lawn. > It is unique in the > sense that two of its branches, strong and thick had sprung out and had > embedded themselves into the ground, becoming thicker and moved up again > making > for a nice, comfortable resting place. > > We could, > however, not get any information about how old this tree was or who had > planted > it. We believe this tree should have some connection with Tipu Sultan and we > could recollect few of them from our past visits to the old forts of > Srirangapattana, Bekal inKasargod > Kerala, Vellore in Tamil nadu, Nandi > hills, Tumkur and Lal bagh in Bangalore. Three > mango trees planted by him in Lal Bagh bear fruit even today. > > During Tippu > sultan's reign, mango trees along with plum, jack, coconut, plantain, > lime, orange, fig and other fruit trees were planted in many of the farms > and gardens. > > The Green initiatives by > Tipu Sultan are quite interesting and appreciable. > Here are few of his novel measures/ records we collected from the internet. > 1. His administration of > justice was linked to environment, where convicts were made to plant trees > and > rear them. For petty offence such plants were suggested which would grow > fast, > and for grave offence, those that would take long, like jamun, mango, > coconut. > Tipu's punishment for > offences is very significant. In 1792, he passed a regulation which stated, > "the Rayats of your district convicted of offences are at present fined by > the government. In future these fines shall be commuted, and that the > offender > in place of every pagoda of the fine adjudged against him shall plant two > mango > trees and two trees of large jamun in front of his village and to water and > tend them till they are of the height of three derras". This novel method > of punishment created a green revolution in Mysore which is recorded by > Moore. > 2. Tipu's > own interest in horticulture, two hundred years ago. > from Tipu Sultan’s > circular to all Amildars, 1788. > For instance, one > Amildar has decided that where peasants are convicted of certain minor > offences > as are only punishable > by fines, such fines can be commuted if the person charged with the fine > agrees > to plant > two mango and two almond > trees in front of the village, and water and tend them till they are the > height > of threefeet. We approve of such measures. > 3. I met one farmer named Syed Ghani khan. He > grows 116 varieties of mango in his 20 acre farm near mysore. He grows not > just mangoes but along > with that he proudly grows 80 varieties of rice. He shared a small story. > These > mango trees were planted by his Grandpa who served in Tippu sultan’s army. > And > he also mentioned that Tippu used to get mangoes only from his farm. Tasting > 116 varities of mango .. not many get to do this.. “Its good to be the King” > > http://www.timescontent.com/tss/showcase/preview-buy/14723/Travel/Mango-tree-Lalbagh-Botanical-Garden-Bangalore-Planted-by-Tipu-Sultan-travel-travel-and-tourism-tourist-spot.html > > http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/05/31/stories/2007053117980300.htm > > http://bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com/2006/02/230-year-old-piece-of-history-axed.html > */ > > > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. > http://in.yahoo.com/
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