Please explain "very poor soil conditions" Vijayashankar ji. I feel we live in India rich in biodiversity and Mother Nature has given us native plants for each and every condition. We have never ending list of choices.
If possible please send the soil analysis report of plot developed by Joss ji. Or simply inform that during rainy season when anyone goes to that plot whether his or her bike skids or not OR just inform the size of termite mounds in that place I will suggest tens of native plants. Few months back I was in Bengaluru and observed planner's love towards Rain tree. We have number of species far better than this exotic species but still we are running for tree of Amazon. And no one is opposing it. Whether any one is there to study the harmful effects of rain trees in such large number on native flora and fauna? Then without any such studies who permitted the monoculture of raintree. Why not Bengaluru administration is simply planting Neem trees? We must not support exotic flora any more. Austalians are very strict. Our previous generations has done lots of mistake like introducing Water hyacinth as ornamental , this generation is also doning by promoting monoculture of exotic Jatropha curcas. They simply ignored that biodiesel can be prepared from native Pongamia, i.e Honge in your region, but in India foreingers are always welcomed and indigenous are kept aside. Am I wrong? Waiting for the soil analysis report/other observations. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > May be because of its ability to grow even in very poor soil conditions. > > In Auroville near Pondicherry, Joss has 'created' a very good forest (i > guess it took about 2 decades for him) with all native species in a > wasteland which was initially barren and had nothing in it to support a > vegetation. He grew this Acacia as a primary succession species that > provided shade and leaf-litter and from which he gradually introduced native > elements and developed the forest. After establishment of natural > vegetation, he carefully removed all Acacia plants from the community. That > way this species was very helpful. If you want to create a green cover in > poorest soils, you can opt this species. Of course there are certain native > species for the purpose such as Neem, Calotropis, Amla etc but Acacia is > comparatively fast-growing. > > With regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I agree with you Pankaj ji... >> These trees are of no such importance, and they absorb a lot of >> moisture from the ground thereby turning the soil dry, and not >> allowing other smaller plants to grow around it. >> Inspite of all these disadvantages, I dont know why the planting of >> these useless exotics are encouraged in our country. >> Moreover the pollens of these trees are known to cause allergies in >> some people. >> >> Shantanu. >> >> On Aug 27, 6:17 am, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Nice catch but a too long shots >> > Tanay >> > >> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:29 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately this plant is not good for >> > > indigenous vegetation of the area and there is no economical use too. >> > > I really dislike plantation of these by forest departments. >> > > Regards >> > > Pankaj >> > >> > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya >> > > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > Hi >> > > > sharing pics of Phyllode Acacia (Acacia auriculiformis) also called >> > > Earpod >> > > > Wattle and Ear-leaf Acacia. This tree is called Shona-jhuri or >> Akashmoni >> > > in >> > > > Bengali. >> > > > Pics taken at Mukutmanipur, Bankura, West Bengal. >> > > > There are huge areas in Mukutmanipur covered by this tree planted by >> the >> > > > Forest Dept. >> > > > These trees look nice when in full bloom. >> > >> > > > regards >> > > > Shantanu : ) >> > >> > > -- >> > > *********************************************** >> > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> > >> > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> > > Research Associate >> > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> > > Department of Habitat Ecology >> > > Wildlife Institute of India >> > > Post Box # 18 >> > > Dehradun - 248001, India >> > >> > -- >> > Tanay Bose >> > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant >> > Department of Botany >> > University of British Columbia >> > 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> > Phone: 778-323-4036- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> > >
