The road from Main Gate to Main Building in the campus of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay was originally lined with bottle palms on either side. They looked nice, but did not provide much shade.
Over the years, they were almost crowded out by neem, mayflower, and rain trees.
Over the years, they were almost crowded out by neem, mayflower, and rain trees.
There is a younger generation of bottle palms, but they are not prominent.
Many of the old ones are dead, and I noticed different types of shrubs/trees growing in them:
However, there are some which are left standing as stumps:
I hope these eyesores are removed soon.
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