Hi Bindu, Thanks. You have raised a very pertinent point. Grewia asiatica [Phalsa] varies from being a large shrub to a small tree. The vegetation of Shahapur is of the mixed dry deciduous type as opposed to Gujarat where it is semi-arid [possibly ideal conditions for its growth] and so the plants here tend to be shrubby. Regards, Neil.
--- On Thu, 11/20/08, bindu kapadia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: bindu kapadia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [indiantreepix:6023] Re: Khandala tree ID please? To: "Neil Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "figtree" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 2:40 PM I was under impression that Phalsa grows in a very dry climate and wildly like in Gujarat. Remember in my childhood in Ahmedabad,vendors (ladies) would bring freshly picked berries in a tokri(basket) singing "Thande mithe phalse---- phalsa" It still rings in my ears! We used to make sherbet out of these ripe sour berries -Yes it's a tedious or say laborious process,putting all the berries in a muslin cloth and squeezing out the juice for the seeds are very hard. but the outcome was soothing--very cool and tasty. In this wooded area there were many trees (big and small ) with these berries.I did'nt observe in detail May be there were Dhaman and phalsa also! Is the phalsa tree flourishing in your farm Neil? I am curious. Regards, Bindu On 11/19/08, Neil Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Also have both G.tiliaefolia [Dhaman] and G.asiatica [Phalsa] growing on my property. Am sending you photographs of G.asiatica for the present . Will try and send photographs of G.tiliaefolia later. With regards, Neil Soares. --- On Wed, 11/19/08, figtree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: figtree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [indiantreepix:5998] Re: Khandala tree ID please? To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 10:41 AM Do the two phots belong to the same species(?), the one sent by Kapadia may belong to G. tiliafolia. An allied species G. asiatica (syn. subinaequalis) is a cultivated species, friuts are known (in - Beng. and Hindi) as Phalsa On Nov 19, 12:58 am, Neil Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bindu, > They are the flowers of Grewia laevigata locally called Kaori. Sending you a photograph of one taken at my farm at Shahapur for comparison. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On Tue, 11/18/08, bindu kapadia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: bindu kapadia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:/] Khandala tree ID please? > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 10:16 PM > > In a secluded wooded area there were many such trees bearing small berries green > and dark brown when ripe and attracting birds specially RV and RW Bulbuls. > Regards, > Bindu > > Flowers of Grewia laevigata,Kaori.jpg > 84KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
