Thanks Taffazull ji for the ID. And yes, and next time I will be mindful of the altitude.
Garg ji, this was a medium sized tree. Apologies, but no habit images. Thanks and regards Alka Khare On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 12:43:10 PM UTC+5:30 J.M. Garg wrote: > Thanks, Taffazull ji > > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > On Mon, 15 May, 2023, 16:05 [email protected], <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> From the silky white appearance of the ventral side of the leaves it >> seems to be the male tree of common Kashmir willow ("Wir" in Kashmiri) >> *Salix >> alba. *Its wood is used for making cricket bats and branches with leaves >> are economically important as after drying they provide fodder for cattle >> ,sheep and goats during the winter months. Its dense flowered yellow >> catkins are a prominent feature of the local landscape from January to >> April. Its range extends from Temperate to Subalpine ,Alpine (As per Flora >> of Kashmir Himalayas by Dhar and Kachroo 1983) >> Incidentally Tangmarg (Height about 2100 m asl)is in District Baramulla >> and not District Srinagar ( Height of Srinagar city and suburbs is about >> 1600 m asl).This is rather important as the flora changes markedly with the >> change in height above sea level. >> Regards >> Taffazull >> >> >> >> On Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 5:11:30 PM UTC+5:30 Mahadeswara wrote: >> >>> It is easy to change the orientation by editing the photos. >>> >>> On Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 10:33:00 AM UTC+5:30 Alka Khare wrote: >>> >>>> These are images clicked on the phone. When I upload these images here, >>>> they change their orientation. >>>> Is anyone else facing these issues? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Alka Khare >>>> >>>> On Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 10:29:21 AM UTC+5:30 Alka Khare wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello friends >>>>> >>>>> This Salix was captured at Tangmarg, J&K in April 2023. >>>>> >>>>> Requested to please ID. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks and regards >>>>> Alka Khare >>>>> >>>> -- >> > 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/8b09aaf3-fb58-4de8-ab02-85af797d94c5n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/8b09aaf3-fb58-4de8-ab02-85af797d94c5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/a843b458-190d-405c-a61f-96fd1138faf0n%40googlegroups.com.
