Sorry Dinesh-- I'm not familiar with many Indian oaks. Doesn't look like the Google images of Q. oblongata/Q. leucotrichophora. Nice-looking tree.
Regards-- Ken. --- On Sat, 11/26/11, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Subject: [efloraindia:96432] DV :: 16NOV11 - 0917 :: ¿ Oak tree ? roadside planted - Ooty To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 6:55 AM Dear friends, ... ID please. Place: along Avalanche Road in Ooty (~ 7259 ft asl), Tamilnadu Time: November 16, 2011 at 9.17am Habit: large majestic tree Habitat: planted along roadside Plant: about 15 - 20 m high, equally wide Inflorescence: catkin, about 8 - 15 cm long X about 1 cm wide Flower: about 7-8 mm across Regards.
