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Istana Open House 2009: Help! I can't find the Nutmeg Tree
I have previously blogged about my experience at the Istana Open House earlier this year. I took second shots (here and here), covered a bit of history and had a field day admiring the crowd waiting to enter the Istana. I did not get to shake the President’s hand unfortunately, because I was the early bird and according to Victor, the President only comes out during sunset.There was another purpose for my visit and that was to find the nutmeg trees that once graced the land which became the Istana Domain.According to history, 100 acres of land belonging to Charles Prinsep’'s nutmeg plantation was bought over for the construction of Government House. And according to the Istana website,A few nutmeg trees still grow in the grounds of the Istana. Clove and nutmeg trees in this part of the grounds recall the original Prinsep plantation.I was optimistic …. even though I can’t tell a nutmeg tree from a clove tree.I did not manage to find my nutmeg tree (or clove tree) in the end. But my flora search revea
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