Pune has a few really old trees.. I have shared some on my previous posts.
Here is one more.
A grand old Baobab that seems to have a twin trunk. Or is it two trees growing side by side?
Difficult to tell really. It is easily visible from the road through the wire fence and I did not try to go inside to get a closer look.
Its already in full foliage after its winter leaf fall and flowering thereafter. The digitate leaves form a glorious green canopy and looking down, one can see faded flowers and early fruit.
Here is the wonderful Adansonia digitata of the Malvaceae family. Its originally from Africa but seems very happy here in India. The feeling is mutual as we call it 'Gorakh Chincha' in marathi.. chincha is Tamarind!
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| Flower - this image taken earlier from another tree |
I am joining Parul in her ThursdayTreeLove blog hop. Head over to see wonderful trees from around the world. Better still, join in!
Lovely tree. I wonder, like you, is it twins or split into two after growing.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful tree. I love the strong trunk!
ReplyDeleteI've seen baobob trees in our United States state of Florida. They are, to me, such exotic trees. And, yes, to answer your question on my post about the Northern catalpa tree, this is also known as the cigar tree. Thank you for visiting!
ReplyDeleteI have not seen a baobab tree Archana, interesting to see how this tree is growing, thank you for sharing, you take so much effort in writing the details of this tree, appreciate you:)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tree! Where is this in Pune?
ReplyDelete@Linn I think the trunk may have split when very young or a low branch grew upwards and sort of became like a trunk. Thanks for stopping by! :-)
ReplyDelete@Marina Yessss! Thank you so much!
ReplyDelete@Alana Thank you! :-)
ReplyDelete@Angela Thank you so much! Its a joy to share info with tree lovers!
ReplyDelete@Ramya the tree is in Cantt area. Its marked on Maps. Do stop by to see it. Happy to have you visit this page!
ReplyDeleteLovely Baobab tree. I have seen such truck and always wondered if it's the split or two close friends. Is the other tree a tamarind one?
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining, Archana. I am so behind my post so working ahead now.
@The Tatwa Girl Yes it is awesome. Someone has marked them on Maps so the interested can easily go see them! THanks for stopping by. Always happy to see you here! :-)
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