Date tree with seven heads

A date tree, with its unusual seven heads, in Monikotha area under Sadarpur upazila of the district has become centre of attraction for locals as well as for the visitors from the neighbouring areas.

While visiting the area, one can easily spot the 50-year-old awesome tree at the north corner of Monikotha Government Primary School near Monikotha Bazar.

“I do not know the exact age of the tree but I have been noticing it since my childhood,” Sheikh Yousuf, 55, a resident of Monikotha village said.

Tragur Das of the village said although most of the date trees in the upazila have been chopped down to use those as firewood in local brick kilns, this awesome creation of God still stands still.

Prof Motiar Rahman of Botany Department at Faridpur Government Rajendra College said such plants may grow up due to excessive phytohormones (chemicals that regulate plant growth).