These trees I have taken for granted for the past 45 yrs and even now they bring back memories, while I traveled in jhatkas, even in manmaad as a child I remember putting the seed into the nose and a 5yr old and had a tough time with it until I was taken to the doc to remove it..
They are like the wedding procession on both sides of the road in
Bangalore and easily fall away, they cannot with stand heavy storm, most of them uproot by the time they are young trees. The roots may be shallow..
While entering the English convent for the first time I could only remember these trees inside the compound making it so picturesque to go along the roof topped buildings and a grand welcome to the people who come under its shade..
The flowers are edible and nice and crunchy, the leaves are too tiny and the whole bunches look like a fanning shower. They are known as gulmohar In India, I can reckon my childhood to these trees, they are every where on both sides of the road an otherwise scorching sunny afternoon can take a splendid look in flame of red and orange telling you about the beauty present every where,
The other day on my way to iskon we had to go through the rajmahal vilas road to yeshwanthapur and both the sides were all red in color taking your breath away and making you feel at home any time…
The countryside in bangalore also has these trees on the sides...Their roots are not too strong so can be planted inside the compound and on the roads they are very large and join the tops from both sides making the avenue all shady, and the blooms falling all over the path a red carpet, monkeys favor these flowers in summer…sunkan
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when there is a will there is a way, all the best..sunkan
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Sunkan,your pictures took me back to my childhood in a place very near delhi.The whole 1 km stretch that lead to my home was a red tunnel in the flowering season.Decades later,this tree still evokes strong emotions in me.It grows well here in Bahrain's heat too but my efforts at growing it were foiled by a neighbourhood cat that climbed up and down the tender, young plant till the top snapped off.Now I am encouraged to look for it again.This time I will guard it more zealously.
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yes sophia,
it is all over bangalore so felt somuch at home with all those visuals..sunkan
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thanku yashji,
i thought may be you ill write a few lines on these flaming blooms through nature..sunkan
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Beautiful
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i love flame of the Forest
we make ghost nails out of it
nice pics Sunkan
cheers
sophia
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Hey sunkan those are beautiful pic.
I have a fascination for te Gulmohar flowers.
Indu
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Beautiful pics...to start the day....enjoyed them......thanks for sharing.....yash
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thanku friends for enjoying this trip with me through bangalore..sunkan
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melody i am in coxtown ma..so the roads here to have them but far and wide not like the olden days...sunkan
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