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Heavenly (ThursdayTreeLove)

Travel, Trees, Pear, Blossoms

“Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven”
                             …Rabindranath Tagore



These Pear trees were in full bloom in Thimpu and I clicked these images at the Folk History Museum. If you are still gasping at their beauty, then here is a close up of the flowers! 
Thimpu, Bhutan, Sakura
Pear belongs to the Rose family (Rosaceae) and belongs to the Pyrus genus. 

I am joining Parul in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Head over to see some wonderful trees from around the world. Better still, join in!

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Shining (ThursdayTreeLove)


Waras is a tree native to India yet there are not many of them growing in my city. It has large compound leaves that fall every winter and then the tree bursts into yellow funnel shaped flowers in February. 

This year, I spotted its flowering both in the early morning and also on another tree at night.
At both times, the yellowish white flowers seemed to be glittering..

Here is a video of the flowering Waras in the morning… 


I saw this tree at night and the flowers seemed to be glowing! Growing as it was on the footpath in an area of heavy traffic, the tree held its own, shining in its beauty for anyone who cared to look up!



Waras goes by the botanical name Heterophragma quadriloculare and belongs to the Bignoniaceae family. 


I am joining Parul in her ThursdayTreeLove blog hop.
Head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world.

Better still, join in.

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Kailashnath Neem (ThursdayTreeLove)



Continuing on this e-visit to Ellora, here is a massive Neem tree. It is growing on the right side as we face the Cave 16 Kailash Temple complex. The straight trunk its vast base are eye catching.. The dense foliage hid its branching and only made it more imposing. 

Here is another view .. 

Later, I found that this tree is listed as the Kailashnath Neem under the Landmark Trees of India.


Going by the botanical name Azadirachta indica , it belongs to the Meliaceae family. Neem is a common species almost all over India. This is easily the tallest Neem I have seen!
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have seen glorious trees at the Qutub Minar. Just proves that there’s more to archaeological sites than the structures.. We only need to look around!


I am joining Parul in her ThursdayTreeLove bloghop. Head over to see some fantastic trees from around the world. Better still, join in!

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