On Sunday, tree lovers from throughout town joined on a nature stroll to admire a few of the uncommon unique timber across the heritage buildings of South Mumbai. The ‘Know Your Bushes’ stroll witnessed some uncommon timber which aren’t normally seen in Mumbai.
The Common Practitioners Affiliation of Higher Bombay and Nationwide Society of The Buddies of Bushes (FoT) organised a nature stroll on Sunday morning to see and find out about uncommon timber current in South Mumbai. The primary intention of the stroll was to tell individuals about varied species of uncommon timber round them which normally go unnoticed.
Moha Madhuka Indica |
Particulars of the stroll
Over 100 individuals joined the tree stroll which began from the Horniman Circle and explored the timber at College of Mumbai’s Fort campus, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and ended on the Bombay Nature Historical past Society. Specialists from the FoT together with Dr. CS Lattoo, Dr. Sweedle Shivkar and Dr. Manek Mistry educated the members concerning the significance of the timber.
Baobab Tree |
The members began their tree stroll by witnessing a 150-year-old banyan tree on the Horniman Circle. The tree lovers additionally witnessed some uncommon timber together with urvashi, lignum vitae, star apple, chinese language fan palm, caesalpinia, cannonball, flowering ashoka and baobab. Most of those uncommon timber have been discovered within the gardens of College of Mumbai and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. Some uncommon timber have been additionally noticed on the St. Thomas Cathedral and close to the Kala Ghoda circle in addition to Flora Fountain.
Dr. Ashok Kothari, former president of FoT mentioned, “The primary intention of those tree walks is to coach individuals concerning the heritage buildings in addition to about such uncommon timber surrounding them. Youngsters, children and even two wheelchair-bound individuals additionally joined the occasion to be taught concerning the timber.
Cannonball Tree |
FoT’s tree walks throughout Mumbai
FoT has organised tree walks in several components of Mumbai together with veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, BPT Gardens, Sanjay Gandhi Nationwide Park, Thane and Bandra. The organisation has been engaged on consciousness and safety of timber and has been organising annual greens, fruits and flower exhibits since 61 years.
Sakina Gadiwala, common secretary of FoT mentioned, “Know Your Bushes is an academic stroll the place individuals find out about timber round them and likewise turn out to be aware about defending them. Among the timber within the stroll have been as previous as 400 years, which itself was an attention-grabbing side for the members.”
Traveller’s Tree |
Names of the timber and the place they have been discovered:
Urvashi (Amherstia Nobilis)- College Backyard
Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum sanctum)- St. Thomas Cathedral
Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito)- Kala Ghoda circle and Flora Fountain
Chinese language Fan Palm Livistona chinensis)- College Backyard
Sankasur (Caesalpinia)- College Backyard
Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis)- College backyard
Flowering Ashoka (Saraca Asoka)- College and Muesum Backyard
Baobab (Adansonia)- Museum Backyard