Fruiting Trees of Delhi

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The fruit is an essential part of most of the trees. The mention of the word 'fruit' suggests its edible nature. However, all fruits are not edible. Some of them may even be poisonous. It is worth noting that merely touching some of the fruits may trigger allergic reaction as they exude some fluid. In this book the fruiting trees of Delhi, both native and brought from outside Delhi have been mentioned.

Trees play an important role in purifying the atmosphere by gas exchange. Many interesting facts have been mentioned in the book. Golden Cane Palm transpires nearly one litre of water in 24 hours, thereby making the atmosphere humid. This book will provide adequate information regarding the propagation of various trees. This will help the readers in maintaining and understanding their personal gardens, parks or their surroundings. Some mythological events connected with some of the trees have also been highlighted.

Ber tree fruits and its leaves are offered to lord Shiva. The tree is sacred for sikh community. The importance of Pipal and Bargad are well known to the Hindus.

Nativity and geographical distribution of a tree is important in order to understand its growth and development. Phenology i.e timing of fall and appearance of new leaves of a tree is beautifully described in this book. Detailed description and liberal use of photographs for illustration will help in casy assimilation of the material.

A keen observer of nature, she was interested in gardening since childhood. In fulfilling her desire to become a doctor and serve the community she had to sacrifice her passion of study of botany. However soon after retirement from the post of Medical Superintendent of a children's hospital under central government, she took to deeper study of plants, resulting in the production of this book.

Human beings have co-existed with nature and forests have always played crucial role in the survival of humans Plants had been an integral part of humanity since time immemorial. The bondage is strong and inseparable We come across plants everywhere including hills, deserts and forests. All living creatures including birds and animals are in someway dependent on them. Growth of civilization is dependent on trees Starting from paper making and preparation of medicine to ship building we are dependent on materials provided by trees. In early civilization trees provided us basic food items in the form of fruits, seeds and edible part of some roots. It was also responsible for giving us shelter protecting us from sun, rain and strong winds. Its wood was used as fuel for cooking and giving warmth in cold weather. Many tools and weapons were made of wood. Growth of civilization brought sophistication and now the trees were planted to get excellent wood for making durable and delicate furniture and other luxury items. In ancient times a log of wood was used as bed. Modern times have seen beautifully carved beds made of fine wood. Modernisation has seen the manufacture of fine paper and cosmetics acquired from tree parts. Trees have definite role to play in maintaining ecological balance and have tremendous aesthetic and economic values This book will give appropriate information regarding all these aspects Parts of all trees are clearly defined which will enable the reader to identify them. They will also be able to understand the day to day value of the particular tree Liberal use of illustrative photographs in this book will help in easy identification of various plants As the title indicates the reader's attention is drawn towards. the fruits, which is an essential part of most of the trees. The mention of the word 'fruit suggests its edible nature. However, all fruits are not edible. Some of them may even be poisonous. It is worth noting that merely touching some of the fruits may trigger allergic reaction as they exude some fluid I have taken in this book the fruiting trees of Delhi, both native and brought from outside Barring few like mango and jamun trees, most of the rest is not known to a common person even though the tree may be growing in orchards and avenues for a number of years Changes in town planning and construction have brought tremendous changes in tree planting in the city of Delhi. The trees which we see today are mostly cultivated for ornamental purposes.

Trees play an important role in purifying the atmosphere by gas exchange This book will provide adequate information regarding the propagation of various trees. This will help the readers in maintaining their personal gardens, parks or their surroundings. Some mythological events connected with some of the trees shall be highlighted. This will make the reading of the book more interesting. Just as we have names and we belong to a particular family, so also trees have common local names and botanical names for identification Botanical names are globally recognized but the local regional names may vary vastly Both of them are important for identification. I have tried to give as much information as possible in this regard.

Nativity and geographical distribution of a tree is important in order to understand its growth and development. Phenology Le timing of fall and appearance of new leaves of a tree is beautifully described in this book This will go a long way in proper identification of a tree Detailed description and liberal use of photographs for illustration will help in casy assimilation of the material.

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