A little trivia: Large branches of the big Alstonia scholaris tree behind the house I temporarily stay in Delhi was cut down ostensibly to allow the sun rays on the flower bed in the small park. Apparently, the local garden community had this tree trimmed by the NDMC authorities. But it wouldn't surprise me if branches of trees are cut to allow the sun in winter to warm up courtyards that are otherwise completely blotted from the the sun. I have seen it happen. Before it was trimmed the flowers were within touching distance from the 2nd floor terrace.
There are several trees such as Semul (Bombax malabaricum) and Siris (Albizia lebbek) growing in small, old colony roads whose branches have spread widely blocking sunlight in homes. They could be trimmed especially, if old people want to sit out and soak in the sun during Delhi's winters...and this winter its really cold. Cheers, Kiran Srivastava On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>wrote: > Ajay ji according to info. in the book 'Trees of Mumbai' pg 51 ..." In > olden days the wood of this tree was used to make slates for children, > hence scholaris." The book further adds "The dita bark of the tree is used > in Indian medecine for treating asthma and heart ailments, fever and > diarrhoea.During the Diwali festival, the bitter bark is consumed before > eating sweets to neutralize the excessive intake of sugar." > > regards, > Rashida. > > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Ajay Nalawade <[email protected]>wrote: > >> We noted Some Bark scraping in Konkan region. >> Can anybody tell for which purpose this bark is used??? >> >> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Arijit Banerjee <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> *Alstonia scholaris* in fruit, >>> Patuli, Kolkata, India >>> 8 January 2011 >>> >>> The fruits do look quite similar to those of *Wrightia tinctoria*(Khirni) >>> >>> Arijit Banerjee >>> >>> >> >
