Chennai Trees - 2003

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Beauty is skin deep - (Dec 29^th, 2003)
The sapota has an unattractive, dusty brown skin but its flesh is like nectar, says Rao...

An acclimatised foreigner - (Dec 22^nd, 2003)
The guava is a tree that yields delicious fruits even with little attention...

Sweet as sweet can be - (Dec 15^th, 2003)
Seethaphal, which is sweet is also useful for its medicinal properties...

Going black and purple - (Dec 8^th, 2003)
A beautiful tale of a monkey and crocodile’s friendship is woven around the naaval fruit...

Secret sex life of papaya - (Dec 1^st, 2003)
You can never tell whether the seed or the plant of a pappaya is male or female until...

You can even pickle its magic - (Nov 24^th, 2003)
Prof Rao continues his mango puranam, saying God created the fruit just for Indians...

The mango puranam - (Nov 17^th, 2003)
Mango, the king of fruits, is proof for Prof Rao that God exists...

Fruit-bearing trees - (Nov 10^th, 2003)
When a fruit is not a fruit: The apple is not a fruit but jeeragam is, says Prof K N Rao...

Pisonia grandis - (Nov 3^rd, 2003)
The wells in the neighbourhood were running dry due to the Eucalyptus tree...

The Indian Almond - (Oct 27^th, 2003)
Dr Mu Va used to liken teachers to Karuveppilai.

Trees with attractive leaves - (Oct 19^th, 2003)
These are trees with ornamental, or otherwise valuable leaves.

Thespesia Populnea - (Oct 13^th, 2003)
The 'Pride of India' is an excellent timber tree, next in value only to the teak.

Kigelia Pinnata - (Oct 6^th, 2003)
All the trees listed here under this heading are of an exotic kind.

Showy flowers - (Sep 29^th, 2003)
Chennai does not have many of the shade giving jacaranda trees which are common in Bangalore.

Nyctanthes Arbor-Tristis - (Sep 22^nd, 2003)
Parijatham is linked to the Krishna-Rukmini-Satyabhama triangle.

A Miscellany of Trees - (Sep 15^th, 2003)
Naming the tree, associated with Krishna, after the Banias is revolting to a sensitive mind...

A Miscellany of Trees - (Sep 8^th, 2003)
It was a case of operation successful but the patient died.

A Miscellany of Trees - (Sep 1^st, 2003)
Why do villagers, seated in the shade of the peepul tree, discuss their problems? Worth investigating.

A Miscellany of Trees - (Aug 25^th, 2003)
Prof. K N Rao continues with the next part of sacred trees.

Sacred Trees - (Aug 18^th, 2003)
This section begins with trees that offer flowers, deemed favourite of the Gods...

Mimosae - (Aug 12^th, 2003)
You can come across the Parkia glandulosa on G N Chetty Road in T Nagar.

Caesalpinaceae - (Aug 4^th, 2003)
Prof. K N Rao talks of the cassia-s which steal the thunder.

The Leguminous Trees (Of Chennai) - (July 28^th, 2003)
The Leguminosae family is characterised by the kind of fruit all of them bear, called legume.

The coconut and other palms - (July 21^th, 2003)
Did you know coconut is not a native of India, asks Prof K N Rao.

Neem: In the service of mankind - (July 14^th, 2003)
Prof K N Rao says every part of this wonderful tree has medicinal value.

Say hello to Chennai trees - (July 7^th, 2003)
Retired botanist, Prof K N Rao, is on a mission to introduce Chennaivasis to the greenery around them...

Prof K N Rao: Our Tree Man - (July 7th, 2003)
Prof K N Rao is a man of many parts: He was a distinguished Botany Professor, is a great admirer of literature and writer of short stories in Telugu and books on philosophy in English.