Rashida ji You should, with much more humid climate in Mumbai. Last year I could see a few shrivelled flowers. This year I was more lucky to find good blooms. You have to be on lookout, the flowering period lasts few day in April in Delhi.
-- 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/~singhg45/ On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>wrote: > Great Sir ! Beautiful shots, thank you so much for sharing these. I hope I > can see the flowering next season in Mumbai ! > > regards, > Rashida. > > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Rashida ji >> Here are flowers from Delhi to complete your display. The flowers of this >> deciduous tree appear in April before the leaves appear. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> According to Dr. Almeida who identified this tree, this is the only >>> Pseudobombax ellipticum in Mumbai also called shaving brush tree, flowers >>> are seen in Trees of Delhi book. Saw this palmate leaved tree on 18 July, >>> '10 at Rani baug. >>> >>> regards, >>> Rashida. >>> >> >> >>
