Thanks Usha di, No nothing special about Manilkara...it is just that we have a sapling of Manilkara with us right now and we were just wondering by how many years it is likely to bear fruit or at least grow tall, give shade.
We have noticed a few Manilkara trees near our locality that been told to have not gone beyond 4 feet in 10 years so we were wondering if it is really that kind of a slow grower. :-) On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 9:32 AM, ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com > wrote: > Rakesh: :)... > > > I wish we had some well educated horticulturists within my friends' circle > and/or here.. > who would be willing to part with their knowledge ... > > I am sure some graduate student some where has studied life history of your > tree...Manilkara hexandra... > > All I can tell you right now is that Sabeda is* a Manilkara zapota*... > if grafted on old root stock ... starts off early... I had a natural bonsai > last year that had fruits by second year after grafting... it died in the > hands of my gardener when I was out of town for part of the year....sad... > > AND TELL ME WHY SO YOU WANT A MANILKARA HEXANDRA ??// > > any special reason?? > > Usha di > > ======== > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Rakesh Biswas > <rakesh7bis...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I guess i needed to have reframed the question slightly. How long (years?) >> does Manilkara take to bear fruit from its birth as a sapling? >> >> rakesh >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Giby Kuriakose < >> giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I have got reference only on flowering. Flowering of M. hexandra is >>> during August- December. >>> I assume the fruiting would be around January-April. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> On 15 September 2011 20:37, Rakesh Biswas <rakesh7bis...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Usha di and Ms Promila for your valuable inputs. >>>> >>>> warm regards, >>>> >>>> rakesh >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 4:46 PM, ushadi Micromini < >>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Rakesh: I needed to dig out my old pictures.. by March/april >>>>> Manlkara are done flowering and fruiting... ie did not get any flowers or >>>>> fruits pictures... there is one at KolbotGand and another set is of one >>>>> in >>>>> VicM G ... both were full of green leaves but none of the fruits or >>>>> flowers... had some ripe wrinkled fruits on the ground... did they belong >>>>> to >>>>> the same tree(s) ? cant say... need to look in the fall and >>>>> winter >>>>> to follow up.. >>>>> now that you have asked, I will.. keep an eye ... >>>>> >>>>> Usha di >>>>> >>>>> == >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:48 PM, promila chaturvedi < >>>>> thegardener.chaturv...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Mr. Biswas, >>>>>> I remeber my childhood. During summer vacation all of us (children) go >>>>>> to our village to be with our grand pa. There was a large Khirni tree. >>>>>> During our stay (May-June ) we used to get of khirni plucked (known as >>>>>> Jhar >>>>>> karna) and eat the ripe -sweet and sticky fruits. >>>>>> Promila >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 12:54 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>> From: Rakesh Biswas <rakesh7bis...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> Date: 3 June 2011 14:49 >>>>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:70976] Fruiting time from Sapling in >>>>>>> Manilkara Hexandra. >>>>>>> To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Would be grateful to know what is the fruiting time in years from a >>>>>>> sapling in 'Khirni/manilkara hexandra.' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> rakesh >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) >>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand >>>>>>> species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>>>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >>>>>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also >>>>>>> use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each >>>>>>> image. >>>>>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>>>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>>>>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1700 >>>>>>> members & 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: >>>>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species >>>>>>> database of around 5500 species) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>> Royal Enclave, >>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>> Bangalore- 560064 >>> India >>> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>> >> >> >
