This is not Ficus religiosa ( aswatha ) for sure. Better picture of the foliage would help identification of this Ficus species.
On Apr 13, 1:44 pm, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree. These leaves are definitely very different from that of what i > mentioned. > > Would be great to learn about it further from the other group members. > > :-) > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 2:08 PM, YvonneHealing > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Dear Rakesh > > > Thank you for the help. I am attaching two more pictures of the leaves > > here - > > you will see the shape is different and there is no pointy ending like on > > the Peepul trees. > > > Do you think they could just be very young rubber trees? > > > Thank you > > Yvonne > > > --- On *Wed, 4/13/11, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:67083] Pls help to identify tree > > To: "YvonneHealing" <[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 8:15 AM > > > I am an amateur but to me this looks like "Ficus Religiosa" also called > > Aswattha in Bengali or Peepul in Hindi. > > > However i would wait for the experts to confirm. > > > :-) > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 1:27 PM, YvonneHealing > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > Dear Group Members > > > I am attaching 5 pictures of two trees we have here in West-Bengal - one > > seems > > a bit younger than the other, but they look the same. > > > I noticed they shed their leaves once a year and go almost completely bare > > before getting > > new green leaves. They make some type of small white flower which is > > really no more than just a white petal that's rolled up - you can see the > > beginnings of one emerging in the photos. Their leaves I think can be > > classified as heart-shaped, and are about 4 inches across and 7 or 8 inches > > long on average. They look a lot like rubber tree leaves but these are not > > so dark. > > Plus they have some branches hanging down as you will see on the tree trunk > > picture. > > > Please can anyone help me with the name of this type of tree in English and > > also in Indian languages? > > > Thank you! > > Yvonne
