Yes, Very interesting, Ragu ji On Sun, 27 Jun 2021 at 07:41, 'raghu ananth' via efloraofindia < [email protected]> wrote:
> Ficus seed dispersal by frugivore birds on age-old railway bridge > columns... > > The meter gauge railway bridge column over river Cauvery stays abandoned > since 1997 when a new broad gauge track came into existence in the Mysore > Hassan route. Common myna parakeets, starlings and other birds have > dispersed ficus seeds on top of railway columns. > > I am witnessing these old plants survive the harsh summer heat and still > stay green during the monsoon months. Almost all columns have a stunt ficus > plant, banyan or peepal piercing its root firmly on the column crevices, > stay straight and have > > and have managed to reach heights up to 3 meters. > > What amazes me is...I see these strangular figs at places coil huge > trees, strangulate, turn them black, drop down dead over long years, take > over and assert its dominance.... have failed here to topple these railway > columns built during British times and 103 years old. > > -- > 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/933699874.3366011.1624759856589%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/933699874.3366011.1624759856589%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- 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/CA%2BiuSFBEwyhtb%3Dph5ZOkMFLoGMT_NO55kxKzaNQeaUo2ordyMQ%40mail.gmail.com.
