Thanks, Dinesh ji, for the wonderful display. On Wed 6 Jun, 2018, 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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