Bimal da: what a specaular unusual sight to see the gree to blue seed coats.. and the tree ... Thank you...many times over..
Bhalo thakben Pujor shubhechha... Usha ========= On Sep 22, 8:47 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > nice catch Col. Bimal Ji > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 8:35 PM, Col Bimal Sarkar > <colbimalsar...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > > > > Dear Friend, > > Elaeocarpus sphaericus is known as RUDRAKSHA.I saw this > > tree for the first time at Dehradun.It was a small sapling planted by Mrs > > Indira Gandhi,behind the main building of Forest Research Institute.That was > > in 1974.I saw a grown up tree with fruits at Tezpur in 2002.In fact I made a > > rosary from the stones of the fruits I collected.I found two big trees in > > apark here.The tree is full of fruits at this time of the year.Attaching > > three images . > > Regards > > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > > Mobile: 9434194942 > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964
