Panaga trees grow fairly tall after 10 - 15 years and are very sturdy as this one is.
Nowadays it is widely cultivated in all tropical regions of the world, including several Pacific Islands. It is no doubt a beautiful ornamental plant.
I like it because it has fragrant flowers.
The Council of Miri had planted lots of them along the road in Luak Bay and I wonder if they will all grow to their fullest size of 20 metres in the future!!
Do you know that in Sanskrit this tree is known as punnaga.
In English this tree is also called Ballnut and also Alexandrian Laurel.
If you walk along the concrete paths in Luak Bay you might see lots of fruit skins left behind by bats which love the fruit. Little green fruits can be seen this time of the year. Not too long ago the trees were flowering.
If you ever go to Hawaii Beach in Miri go in the evening when the sun is just about to set at six and you will enjoy the golden hour. This Panaga Tree will beckon to you. Leaving the beach after an enjoyable walk you kind of feel a little sad because you have to bid farewell to the lonely tree.
But it will be alright won't it? No one will cut it down for firewood I hope.
2 comments:
How romantic, Hawaii Beach, and you have Canada Hill.
Yes...there is also a Maori Hill too. One of these days when I have the skill I will put a map up for you to see....
The road where my house is situated is also known as Bakam Road. Some football fans delightfully spell is Beckham...
We used to have a Brighton Road too. Now it is called Jalan Temenggong Lawai Jau. There was also St. John's Wood. I know where "it" is as a with a new name. This is the case of getting a new father and the children's names are all changed...
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