Cities and canopies : trees in Indian cities

By:

Nagendra, Harini

Contributor(s):

Mundoli, Seema

Publication details: Haryana Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd. 2019Description: x,243pISBN:

9780670091218

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

634.0954 NAG

Contents:

CONTENTS I. A Khichri of Trees 1 2. Jamun: The Tree at the Centre of the World 7 3 All Creatures Great and Small rg 4 The Shaggy-Headed Banyan Tree 31 5 Talking to Trees 43 6. Palms : Superstars or Has-Beens? 51 7 Fun with Trees in Art and Play 6s 8. Tamarind : The Firangi Indica 73 9. Trees and the Environment 85 I0. The Great Eucalyptus Debate 93 11 Sacred and Venerable 105 12. Amaltas : Golden Chandeliers with Buzzing Bees 113 13. Native and Exotic : Identity Crises of Trees 123 14. Scarlet Silk Cotton 133 15. The Fellowship of the Grove 145 16. Neem : The Bitter Tree ofWellness 153 17 An Inordinate Fondness for Trees 163 18. Peepul : The People's Tree 169 19. Tree-Deficit Disorder 175 20. Drum Roll for the Drumstick 185 2I. Trees of Recipes and Remedies 193 22. What Lies Ahead? 203 Scientific Names of Trees 209 Sources 213 Bibliography 237 Aclcnowledgements 241

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CONTENTS
I. A Khichri of Trees 1
2. Jamun: The Tree at the Centre of the World 7
3 All Creatures Great and Small rg
4 The Shaggy-Headed Banyan Tree 31
5 Talking to Trees 43
6. Palms : Superstars or Has-Beens? 51
7 Fun with Trees in Art and Play 6s
8. Tamarind : The Firangi Indica 73
9. Trees and the Environment 85
I0. The Great Eucalyptus Debate 93
11 Sacred and Venerable 105
12. Amaltas : Golden Chandeliers with Buzzing Bees 113
13. Native and Exotic : Identity Crises of Trees 123
14. Scarlet Silk Cotton 133
15. The Fellowship of the Grove 145
16. Neem : The Bitter Tree ofWellness 153
17 An Inordinate Fondness for Trees 163
18. Peepul : The People's Tree 169
19. Tree-Deficit Disorder 175
20. Drum Roll for the Drumstick 185
2I. Trees of Recipes and Remedies 193
22. What Lies Ahead? 203
Scientific Names of Trees 209
Sources 213
Bibliography 237
Aclcnowledgements 241

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