Yes its the Ailanthus, Tree of heaven, the Indian variety... though I am mostly familiar with huge 50 to 80 year old Ailanthus altissima...since it produces those uniquely flying whirling seeds by the thousands and thousands each year it used to be considered highly invasive until something started mysteriously killing stands of it...and we discovered suddenly that we loved this tree after all. Usha di
---- On Apr 14, 11:44 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Many many thanks Neil ji for the ID. > ... had assumed leaves are coarsely toothed, almost lobed ... once seen at > garden of Shivneri fort > ...http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4398354572/ > > Dear friends, please validate the ID. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:54 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hi Dinesh, > > This looks like the 'Tree of Heaven' [Ailanthus exelca] locally called > > Maharukh / Maha-neem. > > Regards, > > Neil. > > > --- On *Thu, 4/14/11, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > > Subject: [efloraofindia:67197] DV :: 31MAR11 - 1024 :: at Dubare Camp > > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > > Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 11:28 PM > > > Dear friends, > > ID please > > > Tall tree (possibly planted). > > Found at many places along roads in and around Madikeri (seemingly > > planted). > > > Date/Time : March 31, 2011 at 10.24am IST > > Location Place : at Dubare Elephant Camp, Karnataka ... 12.371105, > > 75.905761 on Google maps <http://goo.gl/maps/SZJB> > > Altitude : 2803 ft (above mean sea level) > > > Regards. > > Dinesh
