The Empress Botanical Garden is 125 year old heritage in Pune.Recently a few people having vested interests are trying to bite this land. Urging you all to put up a stiff resistance,to protect this heritage. Not an inch of this pride should be give to the land hungry builders.Please cooperate by signing the online petition to save the garden:
More about the garden:
Below are the remains of the tallest tree in Pune. A type of Christmass tree, the pride of Empress Botanical Garden fell uprooted on 25th June 2005. It was planted by the Britishers around 150 years ago, near the office buoundary. The towering height was about 33 mts. the grith of the trunk about 3 mts. , unbranched cylindrical basal trunk measured about 10 mts. Botanical name of the specimen is "ARAUCARIA COOKII". It is indigeneous to Sounth America and Pacific Islands, where it often grows to 65 mts. Its classified as "CONIFER", belonging to a group of plants called GYMNOSPERMS. The needle leaved tree produces seeds but no fruits. The seeds are enclosed in cones. This tree however never produced cones.
Sorry state of the well inside the garden. Plastic bottles and garbage is thrown into the well. Kindly keep it clean , conserve natural resources. The turtle in the well is struggling to get a breather.
Space for Senior citizens above the age of 65 years
Childrens play area. There are very few places where children can play and breathe freely and be one with the nature. Parents and kinds love this place.
Few more pictures of the garden
Flowers at the garde, you gan buy sapling at the nursery inside
Beautiful paintings done by children urging visitors to save the enviornment and make them "ECO" conscious.
The garden office
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Registration No. DARPG/E/2009/04375
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