Very nice presentation by Vinay ji On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 4:08:01 PM UTC+5:30 Vinay Thite wrote:
> Recently I have observed *Broussonetia papyrifera* female trees at > Lalbagh, Bengaluru. > The location is 12°57'6.33"N 77°35'11.46"E > > There are about four five big trees. All these trees have typical bark. > May be it is a distinguishing factor. > > Can anyone explain these typical patterns on the bark. > > Attaching a collage of these barks. > > Male tree of *Broussonetia papyrifera* was observed at Agara Lake, HSR > Layout, Bengaluru. > > The slide which I had prepared is also attached with this message. > > On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 5:32:40 PM UTC+5:30 Mahadeswara wrote: > >> A good series on trees of Bangalore by Raman ji with beautiful >> photographs of foliage, stem, flowers , fruits etc. , which speak >> visually ( the characters of the tree). Kudos! >> A suggestion: If you coulod kindly put the details of* location of the >> tree*, it would be helpful to outstation visitors like me who are >> interested in trees to locate them easily. >> >> On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:36:48 PM UTC+5:30, raman wrote: >>> >>> Paper Mulberry is a deciduous tree growing to 15 m tall, native to Japan >>> and neighbouring areas. The leaves are variable in shape, just like >>> Mulberry leaves. They can be ovate heart- shaped to deeply lobed. They are >>> 7–20 cm long, with a rough surface above, fuzzy-downy below and a finely >>> toothed margin. The male flowers are produced in an oblong inflorescence, >>> and the female flowers occur in a ball, with long hairs on the surface. In >>> summer, the female flower matures into a red to orange, sweet, juicy fruit >>> 3–4 cm diameter, which is an important food for wild animals. The fruit is >>> edible and very sweet, but too fragile to be commercialised. The bark is >>> composed of very strong fibres, and can be used for making high-quality >>> paper. The tender leaves and twigs can be used to feed deer, and the tree >>> is sometimes nicknamed the "Deer's Tree". >>> >>> Raman >>> >> -- 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/f18facb1-5c37-4a1a-868c-2f199af7d5a8n%40googlegroups.com.
