i think Ficus arnottiana can grow to a tall tree, infact i have never known that F. arnottiana is consider as a shrub?. still i go with F. arnottiana
regards, On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > Shrikant ji, many thanks for correcting my thoughts. > > The possibility was based on: > 1) proportion of the twigs' cross-section and the figs > 2) have seen *F. arnottiana* fruiting with almost all of its leaves shed > 3) was not sure if *F. religiosa* is ever found in the wild > 4) none of other species of *Ficus* came to my mind with the kind of > views in 2nd and 3rd photos (P2030117.JPG & P2030118.JPG) > Was not aware that *F. arnotianna* never grows to become a large tree. > > Many thanks once again for the clarity. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> Hi Mr.Ingalhalikar, >> Have many Ficus arnottiana [Pipran] trees on my property at Shahapur but >> they are all small trees. Some of them can be viewed at these links : >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/190cf3b1efaaca35/d35a20de70c75bd7?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Ficus+arnottiana+-+Neil+Soares#d35a20de70c75bd7 >> >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/f5db3ef0583d1efd/ccd969caf5d1a8a9?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Ficus+arnotiana+Neil+Soares#ccd969caf5d1a8a9 >> >> However have seen a tree [at Shahapur] overhanging a cliff which could >> be described as 'medium-sized'. Sending a photograph of the tree. >> >> With regards, >> Neil Soares. >> >> --- On *Fri, 2/24/12, shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com>*wrote: >> >> >> From: shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com> >> Subject: [efloraofindia:109267] Re: tree for ID 003 PM 030212 >> To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> Date: Friday, February 24, 2012, 4:18 PM >> >> >> Thanks Dineshji for waking me up; I must have been dozing to have said >> Sapium. Erect fruiting spikes of Sapium are unmistakable. It is >> surprising that with no leaves and no sizes of figs mentioned you IDd >> it to be F. arnottiana. The tree in pictures appears (guess) very >> tall. F. arnottiana is a branched shrub or a small tree growing in >> rock crevices more commonly on coast. The cordate, caudate, undulate >> leaves are a must for its ID. One can pick up the dry leaves lying >> below the leafless tree. Sans the format ( it is forgotten long back) >> I hope someone does not ask the ID of a dead tree. Regards, Shrikant >> >> On Feb 16, 4:50 pm, Dinesh Valke >> <dinesh.va...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dinesh.va...@gmail.com>> >> wrote: >> > Shrikant ji, I have a feeling this is some fig tree, possibly *Ficus >> > arnottiana*. >> > Flowering-fruiting stalk of *Sapium insigne*, I have observed it to be >> > always rising straight up, one at end of each twig. >> > Regards. >> > Dinesh >> > >> > On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 1:00 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar >> > <le...@rediffmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=le...@rediffmail.com> >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Sapium insigne of Euphorbiaceae or Hura in Marathi. Beware, a >> > > poisonous tree. Regards, Shrikant >> > >> > > On Feb 5, 12:16 am, Project Matheran >> > > <matheran.proj...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=matheran.proj...@gmail.com> >> > >> > > wrote: >> > > > Pls help in ID this tree, photographed at Matheran on 3rd Feb., 12 >> > >> > > > P2030116.JPG >> > > > 62KViewDownload >> > >> > > > P2030117.JPG >> > > > 69KViewDownload >> > >> > > > P2030118.JPG >> > > > 77KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone
