MARGAO MUNICIPAL GARDEN
Margao Municipal gardens lies in the heart of the busiest City, Margao opposite Margao Municipal building. The larger square shows the Margao Municipal Garden. Its Northern segment, developed by the Mavany family, was named after H.H. The Aga Khan, during his visit just before Goa's liberation. The entire garden is Municipal property and maintained by Margao Municipal Council. Golden shower tree The Golden Shower Tree adorns the northern segment of the Margao municipal garden, called the Aga Khan park. Common name: Amaltas, Golden shower tree Botanical name: Cassia fistula About the Tree: It is one of the most beautiful of all tropical trees when it sheds its leaves and bursts into a mass of long, grape-bunches like yellow gold flowers. A tropical ornamental tree with a trunck consisting of hard reddish wood, growing up to 40 feet tall. The wood is hard and heavy; it is used for cabinet, inlay work, etc. It has showy racemes, up to