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"Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra" is a collection of autobiographical stories written by Ruskin Bond. The book captures the author's childhood memories and experiences growing up in the picturesque town of Dehradun in India. Here is a brief summary of the book: The book opens with Bond's early childhood and his deep connection with nature.
Agro-Forestry Plantation – Planting will be on farmland. Species include teak, red sanders, tamarind, munaga, bombax, eucalyptus, bamboo, and subabool. Farmers will do the planting and maintenance. Barren hill – Planting will be on barren hillocks. Species include hardy plants such as sissoo, acacia, nemali nara and kanuga.
The Man Who Planted Trees (French title: L'homme qui plantait des arbres), also known as The Story of Elzéard Bouffier, is an allegorical tale by French author Jean Giono, published in 1953. It tells the story of one shepherd's long and successful singlehanded effort to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the Alps , near Provence ...
The couple could not have children. It is said that Thimmakka started to plant banyan trees in lieu of children. [11] The name word Saalumarada (row of trees in the Kannada language) is how she is referred to because of her work. Thimmakka has a foster son named Umesh. [12] Trees planted by Salumarada Thimmakka along SH94 from Hulikal to Kuduru ...
A eucalyptus plantation in final stages at Arimalam.. The type of tree planted may have great influence on the environmental outcomes. It is often much more profitable to outside interests to plant fast-growing species, such as eucalyptus, casuarina or pine (e.g., Pinus radiata or Pinus caribaea), even though the environmental and biodiversity benefits of such monoculture plantations are not ...
In Farm forestry or agroforestry, trees are grown on farmland for commercial and non-commercial purposes. Farmers are encouraged to plant trees on their own farmland to meet their domestic needs. A tradition of growing trees on farmland already existed in many areas, and was the main thrust of most of India's social forestry projects.
One who plants five or six mango trees attains the abode of Garuda and lives happily forever like gods. One should plant seven palasa trees or even one. One attains the abode of Brahma and enjoys the company of gods by doing so. One who personally plants eight udumbara trees or even prompts someone to plant them, rejoices in the lunar world
Christmas tree cultivation is an agricultural, forestry, and horticultural occupation which involves growing pine, spruce, and fir trees specifically for use as Christmas trees. The first Christmas tree farm was established in 1901, but most consumers continued to obtain their trees from forests until the 1930s and 1940s.