Thanks for sharing the pictures of this wonderful plant Sir. I have often been told by the older generation about chestnuts being freely available in Mumbai markets during the British time and few years later.
regards, Rashida. On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > 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) > > >
