Description
This book takes you on an exquisite journey into the world of trees, including the most common native and naturalized ones of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It imparts general description, definitive information about field identification marks, features of the bark, leaves, seeds, flowers, fruits, distribution and seasonal events like leaf fall, flowering and fruiting of all the selected trees. The shortlisted trees include dicotyledons, monocotyledons, gymnosperms and tree ferns. The book is also packed with interesting factoids. One such example is that the wood of only female trees of the English Willow introduced to Kashmir are used for manufacturing cricket bats. The Book of Indian Trees sheds considerable light on the etymology, legends, folklore, uses, and ecological significance of trees.
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