I am talking of 1950s, more than half a century ago. In our village in Latehar dist in Jharkhand (it has become a dreaded word now, one of the worst Naxalite affected areas). During the early part of rainy season the Jamun used to ripen on a number of treees mostly on govt. land. As a matter of fact, some tribals took it as breakfast. I remember having half a basketful at home every other day. This was free for all to pluck and enjoy. We could not consume the entire lot, and mostly it was distributed to servants. I havent been to my villlage for years now, especially those areas where those Jamun trees were standing. The house is no more. My father was killed by dacoits, and I being an only child and in a decent govt. job was not in a position to manage the land. My father said that the same kind of dependence was repeated when chironji fruit ripened in winter which tribals feasted on. I was studying far awau in UP then. I hope it is not very personal. ak
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]>wrote: > From Lynn: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Lynn Wilson <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:21 AM > Subject: RE: Of stolen plums and hard beatings! Zizyphus jujuba > To: Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> > > > Hi Rakesh, > > That is, indeed, a noble tree. And a sobering and important message on our > agricultural practices. Thank you for sharing. > > > > -Lynn > > > > > > Lynn Wilson, Ph.D. > > Executive Director > > *SeaTrust Institute* > > POB 12435 > > Olympia, WA 98508 > > [email protected] > > www.seatrustinstitute.org > > *Consortium on Climate Change and Population > Health<http://www.igi-global.com/climatechange/> > * > > *Handbook of Research on Electronic > Collaboration<http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=8003> > * > > [image: cid:_1_02B4894002B5C0A4004639F888257442] Do you really need to > print this email? > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Rakesh Biswas [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:19 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Of stolen plums and hard beatings! Zizyphus jujuba > > > > > > > From: *raghu ananth* <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:41 AM > > *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 India tree 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://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. 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