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Suryapuri mango trees in Thakurgaon, tickets required to see
Harinmari is the border area of Baliadangi Upazila in Thakurgaon. Rows of trees line both sides of the tarred road. Cropland and bushes stretch out to the horizon on both sides. Standing on a green hill in the distance is a huge banyan tree or a horse-like tree. As you get closer, your eyes widen. In fact, it is a mango tree. It is a Suryapuri variety of mango. The tree was full of mangoes at that time.
Suryapuri mango trees in Thakurgaon, tickets required to see
The mango tree has made Thakurgaon famous both at home and abroad. Due to its exceptional characteristics, many tourists come to see the tree. Visitors have to pay 20 taka to see the mango tree.
According to the information board of the Upazila administration attached to the tree, approximately 300 years ago, this mango was quite popular in the Suryapur area of Islampur, North Dinajpur district of India. It is believed that the mango variety came from there. The then landlord Satyendra Nath and his close friend Bairi Dhani planted the mango tree here. The Suryapuri mango tree stands over an area of more than two bighas. It is 80 to 90 feet high. The girth of the main tree is at least 35 feet. The strangest thing is the 19 thick branches of the tree. These come out of the main trunk of the tree from three sides and cling to the ground. It looks like a big octopus. If you want, you can walk and sit on the branches easily. Although the signboard hanging on the tree says, ‘Climbing the tree or tearing leaves is prohibited. Disobeying the instructions will result in a fine of 500 taka.’ A branch separated from the main trunk of the tree was also seen. Although the branch seems dead, the top is still green. Mangoes are hanging in bunches. Ashish Kumar Saha, Chief Scientific Officer of the Chapainawabganj office of the Regional Horticulture Research Center, said that when the branches of the mango tree come into contact with the ground, roots grow. This is what happened to the branch of the century-old mango tree.
