Dear Garg ji, Thanks for confirmation Regards Taffazull On Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 11:15:35 AM UTC+5:30 J.M. Garg wrote:
> Beautiful images. > Yes, appears close to images at > https://efloraofindia.com/2011/12/27/salix-alba-1/ > > > On Sat, 20 May 2023 at 15:12, [email protected] <[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/e3435f32-b308-4bf9-b4b8-2459ff75c54bn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/e3435f32-b308-4bf9-b4b8-2459ff75c54bn%40googlegroups.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/7a4c010d-51aa-4111-a89f-6c27e4e5f08en%40googlegroups.com.
