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-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com > wrote: > Dinesh: Your adjective of Magnificent or majestic for this tree makes > me want to see the whole of the tree.. its spread and its canopy... > > did you get to go far enough to photograph it in whole?? > > Makes me really want to see it... > > Second question, where there many or just this one? > > THIRD : more important question is: some ways I know how to know a > oak's id is by looking at the leaves full face on, tip end, and > back... > and the acorn... outside and broken open.. just peeking under the > shell ... > > and tasting it.. they tend to be bitter when growing in tropical or > semitropical areas, so I won't hold you up to have had tasted it.. ha > ha... > > Do you have these additional pics and data? > > usha di > =======... > > > > On Nov 27, 4:58 am, Kenneth Greby <fstf...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Dinesh-- > > > > I actually do believe it is an oak (or something else in Fagaceae), but > I tend to doubt that it is Q. oblongata (Q. leucotrichophora.) This is the > only Indian oak that is occasionally seen in the US. Sadly, I'm even less > familiar with your other oak species. :( > > > > Sorry for the confusion. Hopefully someone else has more experience > here. > > > > Regards-- > > Ken. > > > > --- On Sat, 11/26/11, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > From: Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [efloraindia:96432] DV :: 16NOV11 - 0917 :: ¿ Oak tree ? > roadside planted - Ooty > > To: "Kenneth Greby" <fstf...@yahoo.com> > > Cc: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > Date: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 7:14 AM > > > > Many thanks Ken. My guide had told me, it could possibly be an Oak tree. > > Your quick response gives me confidence in thinking it to be not an Oak > !! :) > > Let us wait for comment(s). > > > > Regards. > > Dinesh > > > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Kenneth Greby <fstf...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > 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 <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > From: Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > > Subject: [efloraindia:96432] DV :: 16NOV11 - 0917 :: ¿ Oak tree ? > roadside planted - Ooty > > To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > > 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. >
