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Tirupur: Come to Kulleygoundapalayam near Avinashi and you will feel spellbound by an unusually dense green patch of land in the village. The plant species we selected were mostly native. As many as 63 species of trees and shrubs were planted on the 18 cents of land adjacent to an irrigation tank initially. Imagine the surprise when you learn that the 'forest' is just one year old.A non-governmental organisation had set up the small forest on the 22-cent land with the support of local villagers. Many are fruit-bearing, like Indian fig, tulip, pomegranate, guava and water apple," said one of the founders of the NGO..