Swamy ji Your picture is Ceiba pentandra only and I am in the process of adding it to Flora picture 2012<http://indiantreepix.blogspot.in/search?updated-min=2013-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2014-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=1> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 9:15 AM, M Swamy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear all in the E- flora group, > At the out set, I acknowledge the numerous New Year greetings from all > our brothers and sisters of the group. I reciprocate the greet and wish > well every one in the group. Let the New Year bring all the dreams and > wishes come true. > Inspired by the members posting the flora picture of the year I venture to > post this picture of *Bombax ceiba* taken during the past year. This > is one of the heritage trees of Mysore city, rather Karnataka state. The > tree was planted by Lord Curzon just outside the fort wall of Mysore > Palace. The areas has now been called the Curzon park where flower shows > are held regularly during Dasara. It is one of the best maintained parks > in the city. Of course there are plenty of parks in the city. I am > providing the link for further reading on the tree and the heritage trees > of Mysore city : > http://www.deccanherald.com/content/229798/heritage-trees-have-history-their.html > . > Dr Satish Phadke --
