Neil ji, Satish ji, Thank you for confirming the id and additional information about the tree. I am familiar with Pongamia but the white flowers confused me. Neil ji, your pictures are very nice. Regards, Aarti
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Satish Sherikar <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes. this is Pongamia pinnata. Very nice shade providing tree, fixes > nitrogen and supposed to protect against soil erosion due its lateral root > system. I see lot of weird growth on their leaves. Can anyone share what > these might be and what causes this? Does not seem to bother the trees > though, as they seem to be healthy. This is one of the popular road-side > planting trees in Bangalore. > > Thanks > Satish > > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi, >> Affirmative. This is Pongamia pinnata [Karanj / Pongam]. Please check my >> photographs of this at this link : >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!search/Pongamia$20pinnata$20Neil$20Soares/indiantreepix/AChGthVuOag/Fb_LAWH-lrkJ >> >> With regards, >> Neil Soares. >> >> --- On *Mon, 11/5/12, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >> Subject: [efloraofindia:137411] Tree for ID : Maharashtra Nature Park, >> Mumbai : 051112 : AK-3 >> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> >> Date: Monday, November 5, 2012, 7:55 PM >> >> A tree seen with white flowers at Maharashtra Nature Park in Mumbai on >> 6/4/2012. >> Is it Pongamia or Karanj? >> Never seen white flowers before, always with purple flowers so wanted to >> confirm. >> Aarti >> -- >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > --
