Shimul trees covered with flowers in the spring season. Nature is decorated in a colorful form with the crimson color of Shimul flowers. Beautiful shimul flowers are adorning the trees.
It is as if nature has been decorated in a new form with the beauty of Shimul flowers. The crimson glow of the shimul flower is swaying in the air. Shimul flowers blooming on the branches of trees have colored people's minds.
Throughout the month of Falgun, Shimul flowers are blooming with red petals. If you look at it suddenly from a distance, it will look like someone has laid a red carpet. Such wonderful beauty of nature reminds me that spring has come into life, mind is filled with flowers.
It is known that the Shimul tree flowers at the beginning of spring. Seed ripens towards the end of Chaitra month. Around the month of Baisakh, the fruit ripens and dries up, and the fruit bursts spontaneously in the wind.
Shimul cotton is used in making pillows, mattresses, and covers. The shimul tree not only adds beauty, this tree has many benefits and is also economically important.
Going to different areas of the Paikgachha upazila of Khulna, it can be seen that Shimul flowers are adorning the trees. Seeing the beauty of Shimul flowers on the side of the road will catch the attention of nature lovers. Birds and bees are a sight to behold. And will force any passerby to stand and watch.
The entire area is decorated with Shimul's red flowers. Under the tree, the red Shimul flower is falling. There is no distinct smell, yet the Shimul flower captivates passers-by. And looking at it in the heat of the sun, a unique beauty floats in the eyes.
Even a decade ago, shimul flowers used to adorn the trees in different parts of the countryside. Many people used cotton from Shimul trees to make covers, mattresses, and pillows. Many have become self-reliant by selling Shimul's cotton.
However, due to the touch of modernity, the Shimul tree is no longer visible. Shimul trees have disappeared from this region due to the indiscriminate killing of Shimul trees and the non-planting of saplings.
Government surveillance needs to be increased in this regard and environmentalist organizations along with the agriculture department should come forward for conservation.
