Cochin is famous for its spreading Rain Trees lining the roads of Fort Kochi. The rest of the city roads are equally adorned with lush green scenic canopies and thick trunks.
Trees of Cochin is a way of mapping this city through its trees & flowers.
Cochin has a long history, and a long line of trees that ensures no dearth of stories.
The posts will be related to nature in the city— observations, categories, phenology, etymology, nostalgia, books, and what I'd like to call Tree Reviews.
Details such as the hibiscus, ladies finger & portia tree are cousins belonging to the Mallow family. That the Malayalam name of the Indian Almond Tree is derived from the act of repeatedly striking the fruit to open it—thalli maram/tree & thalli thenga/fruit—തല്ല്/thallu beating, thrashing, striking. Did you know the coco in the coconut refers to three black spots on the shell forming a ghost face called coco in Spanish/Portuguese. All of a sudden, I can relate to that 2017 animation film better 😊🤣
If you are interested in these details as I am, subscribe to this Newsletter. I am yet to finalize the frequency, etc. As of now, the posts will reach you based on my levels of excitement & engagement at my finds 😊.
I burst into a dance when a flower blooms in my garden, collect random fallen leaves from the footpath, gawk at multicolour canopies from windows stopping work. I'm excited.
Are you? Hop on to find out.
Trees of Cochin
