Taffazull ji I did come across these trees around Tangmarg in the 3rd week of April 2023. They really looked beautiful.
Regards Alka Khare On Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 3:12:32 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote: > Dear members, > Am posting photos of Kashmir Willow (*Salix alba* var *caerulea* > (Sm)Rech f.) a species endemic to Kashmir and Ladakh in the Himalayas > (Flora of Kashmir Himalaya by U.Dhar and P.Kacharoo p.169)). > Habitat: Cultivated. Propagated exclusively from cuttings especially along > fallow lands on the banks of rivers and streams. > Habit; Tree. Height 10-20 meters. Leaves finely toothed, > lanceolate,1cmX10cm, silky white below, petioles very short. > Flowers in dense catkins appear before the leaves in late February and > early march. Male catkins are bright yellow and form a prominent feature > of the landscape in Feb-March. Male flower has two stamens. > It is economically very important. Cricket bats are made from the wood. > The boughs along with the leaves are cut and dried in the Autumn and called > *Bache > *in Kashmiri. They are used to feed livestock in winter when the ground > is covered with snow. > Regards > taffazull > Notes on photos: > Photo1: Tree with catkins in early march before the appearance of leaves > Photo2: Tree after appearance of leaves > Photo6: Note bract,2 stamens and nectaries at base > Photo7: Sticky pollen grains form clumps > -- 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/7b3d9fb8-4747-4a05-a953-5c395b8a1df4n%40googlegroups.com.
