Quite common in Bengal Tanay On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Unusual Sal forest ! Thanks for the info. and pics Shantanu ji. > > regards, > Rashida. > > > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:28 PM, nabha meghani <nabha-megh...@gmx.de>wrote: > >> Beautiful Foto, komforting eyes and mind. >> Thanks for sharing. >> Regards >> Nalini >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Shantanu Bhattacharya <shnt...@gmail.com> >> *To:* efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:55 PM >> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:45370] Sal forests of Shantiniketan >> >> Hi >> i visited Shantiniketan- famous for Rabindranath Tagore in April 2010. >> I found vast stretches of arid areas where the Forest Dept. of West Bengal >> have planted Sal trees (Shorea robusta) thereby increasing the scenic beauty >> of the otherwise dull areas. >> regards >> Shantanu. >> >> > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036