Thakurgaon, Rangpur
A giant Surjapuri mango tree near the border at Harinmari, said to be around two centuries old, whose low branches spread over a vast circle of ground.
At Harinmari stands what is often called the largest mango tree in Bangladesh, a Surjapuri tree believed to be around two hundred years old. Its huge lower branches have bent down to the ground and rooted again, so that the single tree now spreads like a small grove over a wide area.
The tree still fruits every summer and is cared for by the family on whose land it stands. It has become a favourite outing for people from across the north, especially in the mango season.
Leave Thakurgaon in the morning by bus or CNG.
Take a local auto-rickshaw to the tree near the border.
Walk beneath the spreading, rooted branches — the tree is bigger than it looks in photographs.
Return to Thakurgaon, buying mangoes on the way in season.
June–July to see it in fruit; October to February for cooler, quieter visits
At Harinmari in Baliadangi upazila, west of Thakurgaon town near the Indian border: about an hour by road. Take a bus to Baliadangi and a local auto-rickshaw on, or hire a CNG or car from Thakurgaon.
