Just using scientific description- the leaves are petiolate, petioles long , leaves heart shaped, acuminate- with long pointed tip.
On Jan 24, 7:06 pm, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> wrote: > Peepal has a long leaf which is pointed and long at the end. The result is > that the slightest breeze moves it and the leaves make that typical sound. > That is why in Sanskrit it is also called CHALDAL > i HAVE NOT TRIED IT BUT IF you let it rot in water it has the web of veins > left, which is often used in greeting;cards. > akbhatt > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 3:39 PM, dhaivat hathi <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > *Local Gujarati Name - પિપળો* > > ** > > *Local English Name - Peepal* > > ** > > *Botanical name - Ficus religiosa* > > > *Details - Scared tree for Hindus and Buddhhists.. Long living tree, over > > 1000 years.. Fruits are eaten by birds and bats, leaves used to feed camels > > and elephants.. Home of lacks of insects so again very useful to birds like > > Flycatchers.. * > > our sourse of Information is *Trees of India - Oxfort Uni Press* > > > -- > > Have a nice time, > > Regards, > > Dhaivat & Rajdeep.. > > > "Monitor alone uses more than half of computer's total power. I choose to > > switch off the monitor everytime I take a break." > > > Save a tree - please do not print this email unless you really need to. > > -- > Anand Kumar Bhatt > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road > Gwalior. 474 005. > Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
