A new plant to me thanks for sharing Tanay On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Castanea sativa from Kashmir, planted in gardens, orchards and roadsides. > The kernels are eaten after roasting and locally known as singhara. Rarely > reaches outside valley, because of poor keeping quality. Photographed from > Harwan on June 16, 2010. > > English: Sweet chestnut, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut > Kashmir: Singhara > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)

