Sweet Tamarind from Thailand

[Rashida Atthar]

Thought of sharing these Sweet Tamarind pictures, available in Mumbai markets fresh  from Thailand. Wonder if Marianne or  anyone can enlighten further on these trees whose fruits are as sweet as dates! Thanks .

 

regards,

Rashida. 

[ajinkya gadave]

very sweet !!!!!!! 

i have 6 year plant waiting for flowering.

[Satish Chile]

Rae they really sweet Rashida Ji or mixture of Khatta-Mitha ?

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Dr. Satish Kumar Chile

[Satish Chile]

Are they rally sweet Rashida ji or mixture of Khatt-Meetha ?

[Rashida Atthar]

The taste is  only sweet !

 

regards,

Rashida.

[Rashida Atthar]

Good to know that Ajinkya ji.  Do post the pictures once the flowers come!

 

regards,

Rashida.

 

 

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:58 AM, ajinkya gadave <ajinky...@gmail.com> wrote:

[formp...@yahoo.com]

Not to start any contravercy but a question is always discussed on every forum conferences, seminars, NGO meetings, forest dept meetings, newspapers about Indigeous plants and nonindegious. When we take tree plantation drive sometimes this becomes a serious issue.
Will we call such plants grown from seeds from some fruits originally not Indian as Indegious or Nonindegious?
Is this question allowed on this forum?
If yes expect inputs, if not sorry.
Moderators pl decide.
Madhuri

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Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:63428] Sweet Tamarind from Thailand

[Jency Samuel]

I too had the same question in mind since I am doing an article about alien plant species. I do hope Marianne, Ajinkya and others won't take this personally. Regards Jency --- On Wed, 23/2/11, formp...@yahoo.com <formp...@yahoo.com> wrote:

[tanay bose]

Nice tamarind

Tanay

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[Gurcharan Singh]

This Sweet Tamarind is cultivar of Tamarindus indica from Thailand is known as 'Makham Vaan'. There another sweet cultivar distributed by USDA known as 'Manila Sweet'

Interesting to note that several websites on net assign 'Sweet Tamarind' to Pithecelobium dulce, perhaps in error, which has much different much thinner curved fruits.

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[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks for providing this clarity, Gurcharan ji.
Regards.
Dinesh

[tanay bose]

Thanks Sir ji I had no idea about cultivars of Tamarind !!

Tanay

[Rashida Atthar]

Thank you Sir for the details.

 

regards,

Rashida.

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Ulhas]

I had enjoyed these sweet tamarinds at breakfast table at Kunming in
China about 6 years ago. It was a novelty for me at that time and I
brought a few seeds and have grown about 20 saplings at my farm near
Karnala Bird Sanctuary. They are growing well and hope will fruit
soon (?!!!). Tamarind trees are known to be slow growing and have a
very long life..

I remember reading somewhere that the genus name 'Tamarindus'
originated from 'Tamar - e - Hind' meaning 'Date of India'. I would
always wonder how the sour tamarind fruit can be compared with
delicious date. But now with this sweet tamarind the question is
resolved since this tastes quite similar to dates.

Best wishes

Ulhas Rane

[Rashida Atthar]

Thankyou Ulhas ji for the interesting information. All the best for your trees!

 

regards,

Rashida.