Rashida ji, is it different from the Singhada sold in the markets in Mumbai?
Regards, Mani On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>wrote: > 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) >> >> >> >
