It’s now the time of the year, when the Mahogany trees in the city put out their lovely "chocolate ice-cream" fruit-pods…. here’s what they look like:
If you find these pods upon the ground, pick them up and see the beautiful red striations inside!
I wish the BBMP would start planting the saplings of such life-sustaining, shade-giving, and long-lived trees once again in our city….
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If you come to Bannerghatta Road near the Jayadeva Flyover, the trees near the BTM Checkpost Bus Stop are Mahogany trees.
Could you please let me know where in Bangalore I can see this tree?
Any in JP Nagar area?
thanks
Hmm…I am not sure if our Mahogany is “true” Mahogany or not! 🙂
Here’s the wiki about Mahogany, a wood that was used extensively for furniture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahogany