I have beeen thinking of some standard as used by Dr. Salim Ali in his bird books. The sizes he mentions are like sparrow-, myna+, pigeon+ and so on. Can we fix some such benchmark for flower size also? Mr Garg and other experts will have to be associated in fixing the standard please. akbhatt
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 5:59 PM, bindu kapadia <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice write up Anandji.But i would apprciate the size and colour of the > flowers added to your labour. > I am sure it'll add colour to your article! > Regards, > Bindu > > > On 7/24/09, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have made some notes for a write-up titled ‘Beautiful Trees for Central >> India with Gwalior in Mind’. Comments are welcome. Main reference books are >> by Pradeep Krishan, Bose and Chaudhury and Shakti Sinha. >> >> >> >> 1. Maulsari…….Mimusops elengi >> >> WITHSTANDS WATERLOGGING >> >> Tolerates shade. Also known as Bakul. A favourite of Gurudev Ravindranath >> Thakur. >> >> Likes warm and moist climate, but found suitable for hot and dry climes >> as well >> >> Propagation by SEEDS >> >> >> >> 1. Ficus benghalensis var. Krishnae….Krishna peepal >> >> Curiosity value >> >> Medium sized tree >> >> >> >> 1. Ficus elastica…Indian rubber tree >> >> Native to NE India where it can grow as high as a 16 storey building. >> >> Original source of natural rubber, later replaced by Para rubber from >> Brazil >> >> 30% of pottedd plants in US are Indian rubber plant. >> >> Propagation: CUTTINGS or AIR LAYERING >> >> >> >> 1. Pilkhan or Pakad..Ficus virens >> >> Strangler >> >> Avenue tree, wind breaker >> >> >> >> 1. Peepal and Bargad ….Ficus religiosa and ficus benghalensis >> >> Oldest peepal at Anuradhapur (Srilanka) where a branch of Mahabodhivriksha >> of Gaya was taken by Ashok’s son in 288 BC. So now this tree is more than >> 2000 years old. >> >> As the tree in Gaya died, a branch from the Anuradhapur tree was planted >> which prospered. >> >> Peepal and bargad considered female and male, and it is said that plating >> the two together brings good luck to you. >> >> >> >> 1. Kanju or Chilbil…Holoptela integriiifolia >> >> Large tree. >> >> Prop.: SEEDS >> >> >> >> 1. Nyctanthus arbor-tristis….Parijat/harsingar >> >> WITHSTANDS WATERLOGGING >> >> SEEDS >> >> Four trees in Hindu mythology have been variously described as >> KALPAVRIKSHA, namely Parijat, Mandar (Erythrina), ficus benghalensis, >> kadamba. >> >> Paarijat and Mandar came out of sea when it was churned by the gods and >> demons. Parijat was taken by Krishna for his wife Satyabhama. Then Rukmini >> insisted on having a similar tree and so Mandar was also taken by Krishna. >> >> >> >> 1. Indian Coral Tree…..Erythrina variegata >> >> A delicate tree. Very few specimen can be seen in Gwalior. Mohite’s garden >> had a few, but have been destroyed by insects, possibly termites. One of the >> trees known as Kalpavriksha. >> >> >> >> 1. *Lagerstroemia speciosa >> >> >> >> Small tree >> >> WITHSTANDS WATERLOGGING >> >> SEEDS >> >> >> >> *Lagerstroemia thorrelli >> >> Smaller bushy tree >> >> SEEDS >> >> >> >> *L. indica …crepe myrtle >> >> Bush >> >> CUTTINGS >> >> >> >> 1. Neolamarckia cadamba…Kadamba >> >> SEEDS >> >> Native of humid climate of NE, but found adapted to Gwalior climate. Some >> good specimen at the Tourism Institute. >> >> >> >> 1. *Mitragyna parviflora….Kaim >> >> Probably the real kadamba tree associated with Krishna as it is native of >> Mathura-Vrindavan region. >> >> >> >> 1. Acacia auriculiformis, Earpod wattle….vilayati keekar >> >> Quick growing, small tree. Has bottlebrush like spikes of yellow flowers. >> >> >> >> 1. Syzigium nervosum….Rai Jamun >> >> Ripens in Ashadh (June). Lush green large tree. >> >> >> >> 1. Mussanda >> >> Bush, only pink variety thrives in Gwalior. Not white or red. Likes >> semi-shade >> >> >> >> 1. Silkworm mulberry …Monis alba >> >> A darling of birds because of its fruit. >> >> >> >> 1. Phalsa >> >> Small dep purple to black berries which are liked by birds. >> >> >> >> 1. Khirni…Manilkara hexandra >> >> A tall beautiful tree. Edible fruit. Rootstock used for grafting of >> chikoo. >> >> >> >> 1. Mahua….Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia >> >> Fast growing, evergreen. >> >> ‘Arguably the most valuable of Indian trees’. Flower edible, tribals in >> the interir eat it as well as distill a liquor from it. Also used by modern >> distilleries. >> >> >> >> 1. Maharukh….Ailanthus excelsa >> >> Grows even in towns on its own. Nice tall tree. >> >> >> >> 1. Artocarpus heterophyllus…..Kathal >> >> An evergreen tree. >> >> >> >> 1. Baheda…Terminalia bellirica >> >> A local tree. Grows easily. >> >> >> >> 1. Kanak champa…Pterospermum acerifolium >> >> Beautiful tree. Large atractive leaves. Flowers fragrant, keep their >> fragrance long after drying. >> >> SEEDS >> >> >> >> 1. Weeping bottlebrush…callistemon citrinus >> >> SEEDS, CUTTINGS, AIR LAYERS. >> >> >> >> Crimson bottlebrush…C. pollandi >> >> Smaller tree 3-4 metres. >> >> SEEDS, CUTTINGS, AIR LAYERING. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 1. *Bauhinia variegate >> >> Purple flowers fill the trees >> >> SEEDS >> >> >> >> **Bauhinia X Blakeana >> >> The best of bauhinias.Large, deep purple flowers. Developed from an >> isolated tree found in Hong Kong. >> >> Only vegetative propagation possible. CUTTINGS >> >> >> >> Bauhinia pupurea >> >> SEEDS >> >> >> >> *Bauhinia variegate ‘Candida’ >> >> White. >> >> SEEDS >> >> >> >> Bauhinia acuminata >> >> Bush. White flowers. >> >> SEEDS, CUTTINGS. >> >> Pruning once a year is good for the plant. >> >> >> >> B. galpinii >> >> Creeper, orange coloured flowers. Likes milder climate. >> >> SEEDS. AIR LAYERING. >> >> >> >> B. tomentosa >> >> Bush. Yellow flowers. >> >> >> >> Almost all the varieties of Bauhinias suit Gwalior climate to the T. A >> pleasant flower which has not been used much. >> >> >> >> 1. Butea monosperma, Flame of the Forest….Palash >> >> Frost hardy, drought resistant, TOLERANT TO SALINITY. >> >> SEEDS >> >> >> >> 26. **Tecoma goudichaudi/castanifolia…flowers in bunches >> >> Tecoma stans…flowers singly >> >> Small tree or large bush. Easily grown. Grows fast. Flowers the next year, >> almost through the year. Ideal for Gwalior. >> >> Needs yearly pruning to keep the tree in shape. >> >> SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATERLOGGING. >> >> >> >> 1. Adansonia digitata, Baobab tree. >> >> Huge tree, lives for maybe 3000 years. Unusually thick trunk at the >> bottom. Tree reputedly carries 500 liters of water in the trunk. A desert >> tree brought from Africa by the Portuguese. No specimen in Gwalior, but >> Indore Residency compound has at least 10 of them which should be more than >> 100 years old. >> >> >> >> 1. **Floss Silk Tree. Chorisia speciosa. >> >> Small tree. Introduced in Delhi on a large scale in 1950s. One of the most >> beautiful flowering tree which is covered with flowers at a time when there >> are hardly any garden flowers blooming (October). A white variety is also >> there. Initially the tree looks like Kapok and is spiny as well which >> however falls off later. Must try in Gwalior. Single specimen planted doing >> well. >> >> SEEDS SOWN DURING RAINY SEASON. >> >> >> >> 1. Semal, Bombax ceiba >> >> Large tree. Flowers profusely. Much liked by birds. >> >> >> >> 1. Wild almond, Sterculia foetida. >> >> Large tree. Pretty copper-cloured leaves before fall. >> >> >> >> 1. *Calliandra >> >> Bush, with nice red or pink fluffy flowers. Long and curved billed >> nectar-eating birds >> >> (subird) like the flowers. >> >> >> >> 1. **Tabebuia argentea (yellow) >> >> >> >> T. avallandae (Dark pink) >> >> >> >> One of the most beautiful flowering trees. Suited for Gwalior >> climate. Small tree. Specimen found on the road divider from Padav to >> Phoolbagh, courtesy an industrialist. A couple of good trees in the Tourism >> Institute. >> >> >> >> 1. **Polyalthia longifolia ….Ashok >> >> Stately shady tree. >> >> **P. longifolia ‘Pendula’, Mast tree >> >> Gets deshaped if the mast to allowed to grow unchecked. It is prudent to >> cut them at the top after they attain a certain height. >> >> **P. augustifolia…Same as P. longifolia, but a smaller tree. >> >> Ashok tree is ideally suited for Gwalior climate. Hundreds of trees can be >> found in the town, most being Mast trees. Some old specimen can be found in >> the old High Court building. They must be more than a century old. Some mast >> trees in the Samadhi of Hardaul in Orchha could easily be 200 years or more. >> >> >> >> >> **Should not be confused with Seeta Ashok which is associated with Sita >> who spent her captivity under *Saraca asoca*. This is another beautiful >> tree which likes semi shade, and has bunches of beautiful orange-red >> flowers. >> >> >> >> 1. **Cassia fistula….Amaltas >> >> One of the most beautiful native flowering tree. The tree however is >> nothing to look at, and has to be given support to save it from being >> twisted. It is drought tolerant, and CATTLE REPELLENT, and therefore can be >> tried in open areas as well. Strongly recommended for Gwalor. >> >> SEEDS. In the wild the long fruit does not open on its own, and jackals, >> bears, pigs and monkeys help in propagation by eating its flesh and passing >> the seeds in the excreta. In the nurseries the pod is to be broken manually, >> and the seed soaked in water overnight. >> >> >> >> 1. Cassia javanica >> >> Flowers in bunches. Large tree. Tree has to be protected from hot dry >> winds. Better to plant it with trees which can shield it. Dislikes >> transplantion. Therefore sow in situ or in polythene bags. >> >> >> >> *Cassia nodosa >> >> *Suitable for saline tract* >> >> *SEEDS *should be rubbed against a rough surface to help germination. >> >> One good specimen at ‘Saket’ on Gandhi Road. >> >> >> >> 1. Spathodea campanulata >> >> Suitable for tropical and sub-tropical climate. >> >> SEEDS, CUTTINGS, ROOT SUCKERS. >> >> >> >> 36. Alstonia scholaris…Saptaparni >> >> DOES NOT TOLERATE WATERLOGGING >> >> Likes moist and warm climate, but has been found growing well in Gwalior. >> An avenue of Saptaparni can be seen in the Tourism Insitute (IITTM). Has a >> tendency to send shoots from the bottom of the trunk which should be removed >> to keep the tree in shape. A beautiful shady tree. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Anand Kumar Bhatt >> A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road >> Gwalior. 474 005. >> Tele: 0751-247 2233. 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