Thanks Sukla ji for these nice photographs. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Sukla Chanda <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Populus deltoides *Bartram ex Marshall > > > This is a giant deciduous tree, very common in Illinois. During early to > mid-summer, the fruits split open to release their seeds. Each fruit > releases about 30-50 seeds with cottony hairs. That is why it is also > called Eastern Cottonwood. The seeds are distributed by the wind and can > travel several hundred feet in the air. They also float on water and can > travel downstream. > > > > > > > Thanks, > Sukla > ------------------------------------------------ > Sukla Chanda, PhD > Science & Education, > The Field Museum, Chicago IL. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
