These 18th century imports from Cook Islands in New Caledonia, South-Pacific by Captain Cook were planted in Lalbagh Bangalore around the Band Stand and Glass House. At least one of them is 160m tall and more than 150 years old!!
It’s listed as one of the 10 Heritage Trees of Bangalore (a listing of trees ranging from 9-2 centuries old).
Distantly related to the real Pines, they’re said to have existed on this earth from the Mesozoic era, feeding the Dinosaurs!
My picture is a replica of a similar photo taken in 1890… published by Deccan Herald in an article written by one of Bangalore’s notable birding expert and an ecologist MB Krishna.
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