Let us wait for comments.I hope you get beautiful solutions that will save the spines from removal :) Regards. Dinesh
On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 1:55 PM, Sharmila Punde <[email protected] > wrote: > Thank you very much Dinesh ji 🙏 > Great help! > Was thinking to remove spines in the human reachable area at young age of > plant. Will it help? May be spines will not grow again. > I do this with Shatavari branches.When spines are young, they can be cut > by fingers. > If worked, nurseries may adopt this technique to sell bombax ceiba, > bridelia retusa. > Always wonder why so many spines on trunk? Is it to resist monkey from > climbing up? Why they evolve so many spines 🤔 > Thanks Again > Sharmila > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_-1564026139864186083_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 1:43 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> At maturity perhaps trunk of *Bombax insigne* may achieve a flaky / >> corky bark (needs validation) almost devoid of spines. >> *Bombax ceiba*, I think has relatively, the maximum density of spines >> among matured trees. However, with aging over 100s of years, as the girth >> of trunk increases, the spines seem to loose their size ... those on the >> branches at end of canopy continue to have good density of spines. >> Hopefully, someone has better explanations. Posting some pictures for >> comparison / illustration ... also added pictures of *Bombax insigne*, a >> tough competitor of *B. ceiba.* >> >> >> >> [image: Lalbagh Botanical Gardens] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F32334543893%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGbki6qJxw51UfSPcvJ38TpLjCkjQ> >> Lalbagh Botanical Gardens Bangalore >> *Date*: 19 FEB 2017 ... *Altitude*: ~ 906 m (2972 ft) asl >> ------------------------------ >> *Bombax ceiba* L. ... (family: Malvaceae) ... native >> >> [image: Bombax ceiba L.] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F32875929080%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF7zZGPr16NiK17C0tsxbQcdSerQA> >> < >> >> [image: Bombax ceiba L.] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F32999151631%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNErBIPm3bz2q40HWVXJF2LbuPgQVA> >> < >> >> [image: Bombax ceiba L.] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F32999141291%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNENmjoCclzQOvye3B7mZ-I_EnC7kw> >> < >> >> [image: Bombax ceiba L.] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F32743406940%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNERT3MOWPdccbeFZlF12LV9CtPSmw> >> < >> >> [image: Bombax ceiba L.] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F33084134716%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFbDiakrCVXjxa-bNXRW0FyUThBaQ> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ... in vicinity of Thane >> *Date*: various times ... *Altitude*: 50 - 200 m >> ------------------------------ >> *Bombax ceiba* L. ... (family: Malvaceae) >> >> [image: Similikonta (in Oriya)] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3272411320%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEtO-mIwRTtFmDhnAEgNB9OLzYHlQ> >> >> [image: Shimalo (Gujarati: શીમળો)] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3272409614%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF3qkQGa0TRODa2ZwO21eZg40v69A> >> >> [image: Saanvari (Marathi: सांवरी)] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3185187250%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE4g6fYAStChKaoUnb3QKYYf-ISCw> >> >> >> >> >> >> ... in urban Thane >> *Date*: various times ... *Altitude*: 50m >> ------------------------------ >> *Ceiba pentandra* (L.) Gaertn. ... (family: Malvaceae) >> >> [image: Thorn on Ceiba] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F347916450%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEKWi1n1de78GTPiX9OAMqSgF54Cg> >> >> [image: Trunk of very young Kapok] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F433483505%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFVi9iRaIKvx8soBGq6tCJ1ksLcDg> >> >> [image: Ceiba pentandra] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F433460027%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFaEysVHKibs5oZg9vP5DeSpoV02g> >> >> >> >> >> >> ... in vicinity of Thane >> *Date*: various times ... *Altitude*: 50 - 200 m >> ------------------------------ >> *Bombax insigne* Wall. ... (family: Malvaceae) >> >> [image: Dev Savar (Marathi: देव सावर)] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2237306256%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGjqlWjhbSzLZgnxyMIr68Xlmzl8A> >> >> [image: Bombax insigne] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4181322292%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGls_Ks5-TIi4TKCf0VRAijTPy83A> >> >> [image: Bombax insigne] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2237291338%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF5NgR4Ymox2Guz0kZ5Bu2Pa2qcfw> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 11:14 AM, Sharmila Punde < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Dinesh ji, Mahadeswara ji, Garg ji. >>> Yes, saw carefully today again at trunk. Age might be 14-15 years. >>> No spines at human reachable height. But saw few very small >>> spines at the height out of human reach. >>> >>> Will it be same for Bombax Ceiba? Will Bombax Ceiba as well be having >>> plain trunk at maturity? Wanted to plant in one premise, but because >>> of spiny trunk avoided for long time. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Sharmila >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 8:39 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> *Ceiba pentandra*. >>>> It is planted along roads in many places. I see the tree has less >>>> spines compared to its other cousins... as the tree matures, the trunk has >>>> almost no spines. >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 8:32 AM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> *Ceiba pentandra .* >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 9:35:22 PM UTC+5:30, sharmilafloraindia >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Garg ji! >>>>>> Seems fruit, flowers, leaves matches. But tree i clicked does >>>>>> not have spines. It has plain trunk. So should it make difference in >>>>>> species? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 9:12 PM, J.M. 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