Interesting because the Baobab is an African tree and may not have been imported more than 500 years back?
However the name Kalpavriksh definitely sounds older than that? Would like to learn more from you. Also Adittya could confirm if his sighting matches the pictures of Baobab which he would have by now glanced in google images? rakesh On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 5:13 AM, Devendra Bhardwaj < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > It May be Adansonia digitata Known as Kalp vriksha. > Devendra Bhardwaj > > --- On *Sat, 18/4/09, Adittya Dharap <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Adittya Dharap <[email protected]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:10835] Tree at Kali Shrine Kolkata > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, 18 April, 2009, 7:36 PM > > Hello, > > Recently had been to Kali Mandir - Kolkata. > There is a tree in the premises which is worshipped & threaded for > fulfilling the wishes. > to me, the tree appeared like a variety of *Adenium sp*. The trunk had a > large girth & several branches emerging from a point as in *Adenium*. > The tree was not in flowering. Had it been in flowering, the identification > would have been simple. > The trunk had a large girth. *Adenium sp*. grows very very slow.. If my > identification is correct, then the tree must be really old. > I was observing the tree continuously while we were queued up for the entry > in the shrine. The slow moving queue gave me ample time for observation. > There was one more astonishing fact, A pair of Red Vented Bulbul had nested > on the top floor of the tree. The Bulbuls had found a safest place to breed! > > Unfortunately I was unable to take any image as photography is prohibited > in Kali Mandir. > > Can any one confirm the identity of the tree? > The tree is a real beauty. Would request to share the image if anyone has > one. > > best regards > > Adittya > > > > > > ------------------------------ > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. > > > > <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
