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woodland27

Rain Tree In Progress

This is a Rain Tree - grows mostly in South India, spans shade about 100 sq ft , good for shade and grows about 50-60 ft high.
Rough tree, and can survive under harsh conditions.
The rural school where I work - needed a shade for the...

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Written on July 8th, 2012
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LoveToads

Saalumarada' Thimmakka - A Peerless Green Champion!

Thimmakka, aged 101*, is a native of Hulikal village in the Magadi taluk of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.
She has an unsurpassed credit to her name—some 1000 plus sturdy banyan trees, which she has lovingly tended against all...

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Written on March 5th, 2012
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Saalumarada Thimakka.....A Small Gesture Of Thanks!

Saalumarada Thimmakka, who captured public imagination by planting and painstakingly nurturing around 284 banyans on a stretch of 4km national highway in Ramanagaram district, was handed over a house built for her by the Karnataka...

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Written on March 24th, 2013
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woodland27

Banana Plantation.

Takes a year to grow and comes from a cutting.
Of course - it yields Bananas.
True Story: The school where I hang around, had some sort of an election for High School students. One of the kid promised he'd plant some trees if elected...

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Written on July 8th, 2012
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woodland27

I Planted A Few Saplings And Trying To Get Some More Now.

Planted 6 saplings - and 2 are surviving now in my rural school.

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Written on June 20th, 2012
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woodland27

Spathodea Tree In Progress

This is a Spathodea-tree found mostly in the South Indian region and It grows large and big.It is a shade bearing tree and hardy.
This tree or rather sapling was planted a few months ago in a rural school.
Now, its growing a bit. Its...

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Written on July 8th, 2012
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