... *Acacia nilotica* subsp. *tomentosa* ... this subspecies is much more elegant than common Arabian Acacia, the mature trees commonly without thorns, grow as high as 20m with a grand dense spherical canopy, resembling the tamarind tree. I have seen such large trees along Wai - Panchgani Road. Regards.
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Garg ji, > Many thanks. It was quite late last night and I must have missed out > the last picture. > Regards > Yazdy. > On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 8:11 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, Yazdy ji, > > You can clearly see them in the last picture. > > > > 2009/5/2 Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > >> > >> Dear Friends, > >> I thought Babul has a lot of thorns. From the two pictures, are any > >> thorns or spikes visible? > >> Regards > >> Yazdy Palia. > >> > >> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Sangeeta Swami <[email protected] > > > >> wrote: > >> > Thank you Chitra ji for identifying this tree as Acacia nilotica var > >> > cupressiformis. > >> > > >> > I searched the net, though hardly any pix, but this information was > >> > available: > >> > > >> > http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/Data/Pf000124.HTM > >> > > >> > Thanks again, > >> > Sangeeta > >> > > >> > On 5/1/09, Chitra Shanker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> THis is Acacia nilotica var cupressiformis > >> >> Chitra > >> >> > >> >> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Sangeeta Swami > >> >> <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> I have no doubt that this is a babul tree (Acacia nilotica), Delhi, > >> >>> today. > >> >>> > >> >>> But what has it got this kind of tall and pagoda like shape. > >> >>> > >> >>> In Jaipur area, this is known as "Surya Babul", if I am not > mistaken. > >> >>> > >> >>> Comments from experts welcome. > >> >>> > >> >>> Sangeeta > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> >> > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
