Though I have not attempted personally, I have it on good authority that P. ellipticum, at least the pink form, strikes easily from cuttings. White form should behave similarly. If not, it can be grafted on most other tree-type, similar Malvaceae, including Pachira.
Regards-- Ken Greby. ________________________________ From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Cc: Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected]>; Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 3:56:48 AM Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:29345] Pseudobombax ellipticum (H.B.& K.) Dugand Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter pl. "....How to propogate this beautiful tree? Shrikant Ingalhalikar" ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected]> Date: 17 February 2010 15:41 Subject: [efloraofindia:27873] Pseudobombax ellipticum (H.B.& K.) Dugand To: [email protected] A large deciduous tree with greyish smooth bark, digitate leaves, broadly elliptic leaflets. Flowers solitary on terminal branches, 20 cm long, stamens numerous purple or white (hence the name Shaving Brush tree). Originates from Mexico. Does not set fruit in Pune. How to propogate this beautiful tree? Shrikant Ingalhalikar 12 Varshanand Society Anandnagar Sinhagad Road Pune 411 051. www.idsahyadri.com Tel 91 20 2435 0765. Fax 91 20 2438 9190. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
