Dear Usha ji and friends, The issue here is not only nativity of the plants and trees planted but also the capacity to tolerate water logging. Such trees which can tolerate water logging can be useful to induce breeding of colonial water birds especially if the trees are planted in an island with in the lake. Feel that Acacia nilotica, Terminalia arjuna and Barringtonia racemosa could be good candidates . Solicit your views on this. Regards, Dr Badri Narayanan On 4 Mar 2015 16:12, "Usha Rajagopalan" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Many thanks, Mr. Gavali. Since our lake is monsoon dependent, it runs the > risk of becoming completely dry in a year of inadequate rainfall. To > counter this, we are exploring getting treated water into the lake. In this > case, even the edges will be under water. Are there any species that will > grow in shallow water? The trees now growing wild in the edges are Ficus > Racemosa and F. Religiosa; Anthocephalus Cadamba; Muntingia Calabura. Will > these survive in shallow water? > We also want to plant water Pandanus and fresh water mangrove. Any help to > procure these will be very, very welcome! > Best > Usha > > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Jitendra Gavali <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Ushamam, >> Nice to hear about tree plantation prog in lake/ I hope you will study >> what kind of trees you have those are growing on the edges and inside the >> lake waters. I feel, instead of planting trees right in the waters, we >> should plant it on its edges, i mean on the junction line of water-soil. >> >> Thank you, >> >> On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 12:31 PM, puttenahalli.lake < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Before the water level increases in monsoon, we want to plant tree >>> saplings in the lake bed and on a couple of islands at the Puttenahalli >>> Lake, J.P. Nagar, Bengaluru . Specifically we are looking for trees which >>> can grow in water and on the islands to provide nesting, perching places >>> for birds. Which are the suitable species ? Also, where in Bengaluru can we >>> get these saplings? We are a small team of citizen caretakers of the lake, >>> always low on funds since we maintain the lake with donations from well >>> wishers. >>> An early reply will be welcome. >>> Many thanks >>> Usha >>> Chairperson, >>> Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust >>> http://www.puttenahallilake.in/ >>> >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Dr. Jitendra Gavali* >> Director, >> COMMUNITY SCIENCE CENTRE VADODARA, >> Aarti Society, Near Atmajyoti Ashram, Subhanpura, >> Vadodara 390 023 >> Ph. 0265 2389749, Mob. 09725891033 >> Email: [email protected] Web: www.cscvadodara.com >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > *PNLIT: Breathing Life into a Lake* > http://www.puttenahallilake.in/ > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
