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Wooden Door With Decorative Panels at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Native Flora Garden With more than two acres divided into eight geographical zones this wildflower garden exhibits native plants growing in the New York Metropolitan Area a region known for its natural diversity Dating back to 1911 the Native Flora Garden isn t just another wildflower display In 1931 this wild retreat was ecologically designed to support nine distinct plant communities found within a 100 mile radius of New York City serpentine rock dry meadow kettle pond bog pine barrens wet meadow and stream deciduous woodland and limestone ledge as well as a border mound with several representatives of the region s coniferous forests All plants in this garden are appropriate for their particular ecological niches determined by environmental factors such as topography geology soil acidity or alkalinity moisture drainage and light The Native Flora Garden complements Brooklyn Botanic Garden s long standing efforts to research and document the region s plant life While most of the botanical community focuses on tracking the devastation in the tropics scientists at BBG are working on the most comprehensive study ever undertaken to identify and catalog the plant biodiversity of the New York Metropolitan Area The region s rich diversity of natural habitats has been transformed by human settlement in the past 400 years Understanding the resulting new urban landscape is critical in our rapidly urbanizing world For more on this important research including an encyclopedia of all woody plants growing in the area see Metropolitan Plants Serpentine Rock Area When you enter the Native Flora Garden the serpentine rock area is just beyond the gate to your left In the New York region serpentine a streaked greenish rock is found primarily on Staten Island where outcroppings cover some 35 square miles Other sites occur in Hoboken New Jersey along the Cross Westchester Expressway between White Plains and Rye and in some western parts of midtown Manhattan A high magnesium content gives
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Kingdom Plantae Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Order Fabales Family Fabaceae Genus Tamarindus Imli or Tamarind Tamarindus indica also called Indian Date is a large broad leaved tropical tree found in Haryana and other parts of India and Asia The word Tamarind is from Arabic tamar ul Hind meaning quot the date palm of India quot Apart from Imli among its other regional names are ambilis amli tintiri tintul titri and teteli The tree can grow up to 25 meters with a spread of 12 m and stays evergreen in regions without a dry season Tamarind timber consists of hard dark red heartwood and softer yellowish sapwood The leaves consist of 10 to 18 leaflets The tree produces brown pod like fruits which contain pulp and hard coated seeds The seeds can be scarified to enhance germination Tamarind is a multipurpose plant Its leaves flowers and even seedlings make a tasty broth The foliage is good for cattle fodder It is also used as mulch for tender plants and it composts into good manure The pulp of the fruit is used as a spice in Asian cuisine The pulp of a young fruit is very sour and hence suitable for main dishes whereas a ripened fruit is sweeter and can be used in desserts drinks or as a snack The pulp leaves and the bark also have medical applications Due to its denseness and durability tamarind heartwood can be used in making furniture and wood flooring Except for extremely cold tracts Tamarind grows naturally all over Asia upto an altitude of about 500 m In the Indian sub continent it is grown from Burma to Afghanistan more so in central and southern India Tamarind is not so demanding about the quality of soil It however does very well in deep sandy loam soil and tolerates limited salinity This is a highly sun loving plant of warm open areas It likes humid tracts Annual rainfall of around 70 200 cm is ideal for this tree and draught is injurious Tamarind being useful as a shady plant a timber species etc it is widely cultivated The stock is ra
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