Guest guest Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 All: In light of the recent discussions, i got curious and searched in vain on the Internet so perhaps someone on this group can enlighten me. Are Rudraksha's "farm raised" in Nepal or are they considered Non- Wood Forest produce like certain medicinal plants are in India and the US? If the latter, can anyone go to the naturally occuring rudraksha areas in Nepal and "pluck" the berries from the trees themselves, similar to wildrcrafting plants? Thanks! Suraj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Believe me i've tried getting an answer to this question in vain. Nobody seems to know exactly how it is done at the source. So i've written to a Nepali ethnobotanist to see if he might know. Anyways, does anyone know how long it takes for rudraksha trees to mature and bear fruit? Suraj , "syzenith" <syzenith> wrote: > Namaste Suraj, > > Rabbling off the top of my nutter, so I may be wrong about this: > > Would say the small scale are pretty much like families cultivating > rice paddies while bigger operations are quite like family-owned tea > plantations in Darjeeling. I don't know whether there are > classifications for rudraksha species under "Wood Forest produce" > like native natural medicinal plants. For plucking, be sure nobody > sees you or the locals will get their parangs out or invoke Bhairava > or something to send us away :-) Anyway if the tree does not belong > to anyone, maybe it'll be safe. If it belongs to someone's plot of > land or some folks revere it, then permission will have to be sought. > > Om Namah Shivaya > Sy > > --- In > , "surajraghavan2002" > <suraj_raghavan@h...> wrote: > > All: > > In light of the recent discussions, i got curious and searched in > > vain on the Internet so perhaps someone on this group can > enlighten > > me. Are Rudraksha's "farm raised" in Nepal or are they considered > Non- > > Wood Forest produce like certain medicinal plants are in India and > > the US? If the latter, can anyone go to the naturally occuring > > rudraksha areas in Nepal and "pluck" the berries from the trees > > themselves, similar to wildrcrafting plants? Thanks! > > Suraj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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