Tuesday, October 29, 2013

National Tree in Sri Lanka

National Tree-Na (Mesua Ferrea)
This rain woods tree develops to something like 30 m high and indigenous to the more level wet Zone of Sri Lanka. Momentous Features of Na is delightful shining Red Leaves and at long last developed into a profound green. Timber has an exceptionally hardness and solidness and used to make connects in the early times. Anyhow now not considered timber because of its religious worth. It's accepted that the first visit of Buddha was to forest of a Na Tree at Miyanganaya and additionally the following Buddha (mithriya) will achieve edification under a Na tree. The bloom of Na is additionally  used in herbal medicine and preparation of perfumesIt is accepted that the first visit of Buddha was to woods of a Na Tree at Miyanganaya and
likewise the following Buddha (M-ithriya) will achieve illumination under a Na tree.

 This was named as the National Tree in 1986

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