Thank you Gibyji and Neilji. I have seen a lot of these fruits on the tree. It is opposite my house but what I want to see are its flowers . I learn that they are within the fruit but the flower should bloom before the fruit so why do we not get to see it. Has anyone ? Regards Bhagyashri
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > This looks like Umber [ Ficus racemosa syn .Ficus glomerata]. The fig is a > syconus with the flowers turned outside in. Please read Pradip Kishen's > 'Trees of Delhi' pages 321 - 323 to get a proper perspective on the nature > of the flowers and pollination process. > My photographs are available at this link : > > > https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2559e8cd33f9b853/14ad989a79d02dd0?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Different+Strokes+Neil+Soares#14ad989a79d02dd0 > > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Tue, 9/20/11, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:82381] efloraofindia:''For Id 20092011MR1’’ > ?Audumbar tree Pune > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 10:20 AM > > > Dear members, > Is this Audumbar tree with umbars? > > Has anyone seen the flower of this tree . I learn that the flower is within > the fruit. > Would like to see the pic if possible. > > My gardner told me some story that it is very rare to see the flower of > this tree. Only blessed people get to se it . It is a huge flower as big as > a cart wheel and very pretty? What is this he is talking about or just a > myth. > > Also there is some gum like white thing on the bark. Is it gum? > > Regards > Bhagyashri > >
