Posted Aug 31, 2004 on Alices Restaurant
"Dear David Oller
We came back from South India with no problem. We got some seeds of Sandalwood in Mysore, and we'll send you some pieces later. Many Sandalwood trees that I saw in Mysore and Bandipur last time were stolen by the leader of India's major sandalwood smuggling ring, Veerapan. He is very famous gang of Sandalwood. This photo is of white flower on old Sandalwood in Bandipur.
Sandalwood tree has red flower during young tree until 15 to 20 years old, and red flower changes to fruit. And the fruit changes to seed. But when the tree arrives 15 to 20 years, it stops to grow fruits and seeds. It has only white flower.
K. Nakata
4 comments:
Hi David,
I had a question about the seasonal quality of incense that you posted about on the Twitter feed.
Lately I've felt drawn to burn Kokonoe Koh or Bikou Kobunboku. Does this reflect a traditional seasonal preference in any way?
-Janine
Yes, Kokonoe Koh is a Sandalwood incense and Bikou is a Aloeswood & Sandalwood that is mild on the traditional spices like Cinnamon and Clove which are more winter aromas. Though I imagine the Bikou would be more of a summer evening scent and Sandalwood more morning and afternoon. Florals also work well in the summer mornings.
Thanks David. The blog looks good :-)
- Janine
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