Neil-- I'm used to seeing M. campbellii (here in the US) as a pink-flowered tree.
Could yours be M. doltsopa (Michelia doltsopa)? Regards-- Ken. ________________________________ From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> To: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>; tanay bose <[email protected]>; Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> Cc: Rajendra Shinde <[email protected]>; indiantreepix Indian <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, June 5, 2010 10:21:47 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:37264] Magnolia grandiflora Hi, My photographs taken in the Neora Valley National Park, but presume they are of Magnolia campbelli. Regards, Neil Soares. --- On Sat, 6/5/10, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:37264] Magnolia grandiflora >To: "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]>, "tanay bose" ><[email protected]> >Cc: "Rajendra Shinde" <[email protected]>, "indiantreepix Indian" ><[email protected]> >Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 9:46 PM > > > > > This tree is native to forested and swampy areas of the SE United States, > characterized by acid soils and heavy summer rainfall and high humidity. > Interestingly, more trees are now planted in California's Mediterranean > climate, with neutral to slightly alkaline soils and long, dry summers. The > tree also does well in the intermediate deserts of the SW US, such as Tucson, > AZ! > > A rather amazingly adaptable species. > >Regards-- >Ken. > > > > ________________________________ From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >To: tanay bose <[email protected]> >Cc: Rajendra Shinde <[email protected]>; indiantreepix Indian ><[email protected]> >Sent: Sat, June 5, 2010 8:45:42 AM >Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:37260] Magnolia grandiflora > >rajendra ji > >Really nice photos. I remember, nearly 50 years back we had a tall tree at >least 100 m away from our house, and the fragrance of flowers would reach our >house. I have never seen such big flowers since then. We would pluck a flower >bud about 6 inches long, put it in a glass of water (as a vase). It would take >nearly ten days to fully open and all these days there would be fragrance all >over house. > > > >-- >Dr. Gurcharan Singh >Retired Associate Professor >SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/ > > >On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 8:56 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >Lovely photos and Rajendra Ji >>Tanay >> >> >> >>On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Rajendra Shinde <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>Hello, >>> >>> >>>You all must have seen this before but could not resist it. Magnolia >>>grandiflora - really a grand size of flower. We get this in NE of India too. >>> >>> >>>Rajendra Shinde >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Date/Time--------------04.06.2010 at 9.40 am >>>Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- --------------- University of California, >>>Berkeley, USA >>>Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type----------- Garden >>>Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Avenue Tree >>>Height/Length- -----------------8-10 Mt? >>>Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size—------ Thick, leathery. More than 6 in long and >>>upto 6 in broad >>>Inflorescence Type/ Size- Solitary >>>Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- - Size more than a coconut –white >>>Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- >>>-- >>>Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde, >>>Director, Council of International Programmes, >>>& Reader in Botany >>>St. Xavier's College, >>>(University of Mumbai) >>>Mumbai 400001. >>>India. >>>Off. 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