Thanks Dinesh ji! On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 4:41 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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_5042486677766867262_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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