Wonderful tree Sir, thanks and also for the write- up. regards, Rashida.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 9:18 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Sir Ji.. from far off the plant looks vibrant pink in color during > flowering season. > One the most vibrant trees. > > Tanay > > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Cercis siliquastrum from Kashmir, one of the very beautiful flowers with >> cauliflory, the flowers appearing in a line from the old woody branches. A >> well trained tree and a good gardener can give it an excellent shape. There >> used to be one tree in a Bank on Residency Road. Now many trees are planted >> in Gardens. This one from newly developed Hazuribagh Garden, photographed on >> June 16, 2010. The flowering period had perhaps ended, and the plants >> showed only fruits. >> >> Common name: Judas tree. There is a longstanding myth that Judas >> Iscariot<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Iscariot> hanged >> himself from a tree of this species. >> >> -- >> 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) > > >
