I would say that it does not take that long with the stranglers, at least the ones I am familiar with - our local Ficus aurea and F. citrifolia. I moved into a house built in the year 1952 in 1998. In the front garden, and the front garden of the house next door, were identical scenes: fully-engulfed trunks of deceased, moderate-sized Melaleuca quiquenervia surrounded by full-size (large) Ficus aurea. I have watched them climb down from the top of Phoenix canariensis, and it happens more rapidly than you might imagine. I would say it takes from 20-50 years for the process to occur, not more than 100.
Barry Stock Hollywood, Florida, USA On Sep 30, 2008, at 2:59 AM, Nudrat wrote: > This process is > however very slow and takes 100-500 years depending on the species of > Ficus. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
