Dinesh did you read the links I have submitted from Times of India Evoke. You will like them Dr Satish Phadke
On Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 22:06, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Very interesting! > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 21:32, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Satish ji. >> The buttress roots have "*grown high*" along the stem almost until the >> first tier of branches, making it look as if the tree has branched at base, >> What we see now is lateral growth, I assume about *15 - 20 times* " >> *axially*". The girth of main stem has grown many fold, making all the >> subsequent tiers of branches look like growing from base. >> >> When this same tree was of 10 - 15 years of age, it would have started >> with a straight green stem, just about 1 m diameter girth, with the first >> tier of branches at approx 18 feet / 6 m high. >> >> Here is a picture in Wikipedia >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lal_Bagh#/media/File:Bombax_LalBagh.JPG>, >> where we have two people standing near the tree. Absolutely enormous >> proportions. >> Read more at Monumental trees >> <https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/ind/goa/karnataka/12066_lalbaghbotanicalgarden/> >> . >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 10:00 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J. M. Garg >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> Date: Sun 5 Mar, 2017, 11:40 AM >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:265010] The true Kapok tree :: Lalbagh Botanical >>> Gardens :: 19 FEB 2017 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> >>> [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 >>> ------------------------------ >>> *Ceiba pentandra* (L.) Gaertn. ... (family: Malvaceae) ... exotic >>> >>> [image: White Silk-cotton tree] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F32968652472%2Fin%2Falbum-72157680686127536%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHbKQBRueZ-OJKUq-prwhSYP1aNFA> >>> >>> [image: The true Kapok tree] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F32742709260%2Fin%2Falbum-72157680686127536%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFtmy0qSw2DnbYzOW2kFKxsIRLxvw> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CACdsMooLbEP1VLrbdwmGuZoA2Rh--W4Ye3yqs8Ou0R-JkH_T-Q%40mail.gmail.com.
