Dear Mr. J.M. Gargji, Thank you so much for the information. I have a Mahogany tree with a slight different shape of leaves. It bears what appears like the fruit. The diameter of the fruit is around 4% and. When it dries up you see cracks appearing on the fruit. When you observe closely, you notice that it is not a fruit but a clump of seeds held so tightly that it appears like a fruit. After a few days on a windy day, the whole thing bursts and sends winged seeds spiraling long distances. When the wind stops you see the individual seed spiraling to earth. When this happens only the stem is left behind. The tree is a sight just before the leaves are shed. All the leaves turn almost red and then one day you see the tree bare. Then slowly you see new leaves forming and the tree is green once again. I live close to nature and enjoy some of these wonderful sites but am no expert. Thanks once again. Regards Yazdy Palia.
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 7:22 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Yazdy, > It's the fruit of Swietenia macrophylla & not the pod. > Details from Indiantreepix Database: > Swietenia macrophylla Meliaceae Large-leaved Mahogany/ Bastard Mahogany > Swietenia macrophylla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Large-leaved > Mahogany/ Bastard Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) - indiantreepix | Google > Groups Swietenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Swietenia macrophylla > For ID-120808RK - indiantreepix | Google Groups > > 2009/1/11 Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >> >> Dear Pravin, >> How big is the fruit/pod. The leaves, bark and pod(if it is a pod) >> reminds me of Mohogany. >> Regards >> Yazdy Palia. >> >> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Pravin Kawale <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > Pl.id >> > Big tree.hieght 50-60 ft. >> > photographed at Pen Maharashtra >> > Thanks in advance >> > >> > You have been sent 3 pictures. >> > >> > >> > DSC02631.JPG >> > DSC02634.JPG >> > DSC02633.JPG >> > >> > These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >> > Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >> > >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & > Fauna:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
