1. PLANTS IN OUR SURROUNDINGS
PRESENTED BY :
ADYA SINGH
III-D
2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my
teacher Ms Ritu Khanna Baijal as well as our principal Mrs
Aditi Sharma who gave me the golden opportunity to do
this wonderful project on the topic “Plants In The
Surroundings”, which also helped me in doing lots of
Research and I came to know about so many things.
5. REFLECTION SHEET 1-
PLANT COMMON
NAME
SCIENTIFIC
NAME
TYPE OF
PLANT
KIND OF
ROOT
IMPORTANCE KIND OF SEED
Mango Mangifera
Indica
Tree Taproots They are
a great source
of
magnesium
and
potassium
mono
embryonic
Rose Rosa Shrub Taproot Roses are a
symbol of
love
Rose hips
6. REFLECTION SHEET 2 -
S.NO NAME OF THE
COUNTRY
NATIONAL TREE LIFE SPAN IMPORTANCE
1. INDIA BANYAN 200 to 300 years. It can cure chronic
diarrhoea,
dysentery and
piles. It eases
leucorrhoea too.
2. CHINA GINKGO 3,000 years. It increase blood
flow and play a
role in how
neurotransmitters
in the brain
operate.
3. JAPAN JAPANESE CEDAR 650 YEARS for its spiritual
aspects
7. REFLECTION SHEET 3-
• “Trees on, global warming gone.”
• “The more pollution in the sky , the more nature dies .”
8. REFLECTION SHEET 4 -
S.
N
O
NAME OF
THE
SEASON
SEASONAL
FRUIT/
VEGETABLE
EDIBLE PART OF THE PLANT PLANTING TIP
1. SUMMER LITCHI AND
MANGO
Fleshy aril/Mesocarp It can then be planted in a small pot and covered with potting
mix, and placed in an area with a lot of sunlight to watch it
turn green.
2. MONSOON BLACKBERRY
AND
POMEGRANATE
Root and leaves/seeds Plant when the canes are dormant, preferably in early spring.
Plant the seeds no more than ¼ inches deep in lightweight,
seed-starting potting soil.
3
.
AUTUMN Grapes/Carrots Pericarp and Placenta/
Leaves
Before planting, soak the roots of grapevine in water for
two three hours select sunny location space the seeds along
the ground and lightly rake the soil over them with your
hand.
4
.
WINTER Apples /Cabbage Thalamus/vegetative bud Dig a hole at least twice the width and depth of the root
system. Sprinkle the seeds on the grow bed and cover it very
lightly with a thin layer of soil.
5
.
SPRING Strawberries/Sprin
g onions
thalamus/ long, slender
green tops and the small
Give your native soil a boost by mixing in several inches of
aged compost or other rich organic matter. well-drained
9. REFLECTION SHEET 5 -
S.NO NAME OF THE
TREE
HEIGHT LOCATION LIFESPAN
1. MOUNTAIN ASH 100 m Australia 400 YEARS
2. MANNA GUM 54 m south-eastern
Australia
20 YEARS
3. YELLOW MERANTI 1.2 m Thailand 7 YEARS
4. GIANT SEQUOIA 30 FEET California 3,000 YEARS
5. COAST REDWOOD 40-300 M central California 2,000 YEARS
