Fragrance of Alstonia (ul-STON-E-uh) scholaris, is around here in Lahore. Are you familiar?
- Can grow up to 40 feet height. Foliage is green and magnificent, adding grace to the road. I have been impressed by its foliage since 1975. When I joined the army and posted to Kharian Cantonment. I walked many a times under it, at midnight after availing weekends at Lahore. It is a shady tree. Wood is light weight.
- It is also called Devil Tree. All parts are poisonous. Birds
don’t make nests, not friendly.
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| When planting ask for this flowering kind of Alstonia.. Photo by Rashad |
- Flowers ( pale green ) appear during October in Lahore on Alstonia or Devil tree. To me, smell resembles as cardamom added to the milk. Smell surrounds if a flowering plant is in the compound of the house. At Sialkot, it used to enter through the ventilators and linger on after the sunset.
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| Photo by Rashad. |
- Park at McDonald’s, Y Block, Phase 3, DHA, Lahore has some trees with flowers. All trees don’t bear flowers. Evening walkers are welcomed by the fragrance from a distance. Please, notice it now.
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| 17 October 2013, Lahore, Pakistan. Photo by Rashad |
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Fragrance and nectar of the Devil T--- to charm the Butterfly.
17 Oct 13. Lahore Pakistan. Photo by Rashad |
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| Is it really a Devil tree? 17 October 2013. DSOM. Photo by Rashad |
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When illuminated. It is colorfully festive.
Photo by Rashad. 17 October 2013. |
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| Moony look…..Enjoy the Devil Tree. Walk out when moon is out. But look up…. Man! Photo by Rashad |
