Hi All, I saw this fantastic beauty for the first time about two weeks ago and was dazzled by the picture it made, a single flower blooming right on top of an elegant bare tree, with the sun making the stamens glow. I have been visiting the garden on and off and seen only two or three flowers on the tree at any time. The gardener told me that it did not set seeds and when I asked him to make me a cutting, made the excuse that the branches were high up and if someone climbed it, the tree would collapse. I was thrilled to come across this tree as I had seen the cover pic on The Trees of Pune and not thought it was here in Chennai. However I shall follow up to see if any pods are formed. Cheers, Padmini Raghavan.
On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 5:36 PM, renee vyas vyas <reneevy...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear Padminiji, > > Your stunning Psedobombax ellipticum in Chennai has fair cousin in Rani > Bagh, Mumbai...have attached the photographs. The flowering here is over and > the tree is totally without flowers & leaves. I have never seen this lone > tree fruiting in Rani Bagh. Have you noticed Psedobombax ellipticum fruiting > in Chennai before? > > regards, > > Renee > > On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 12:04 AM, Padmini Raghavan <padi...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> This stunning flower is now blooming in Chennai. >> Regards, >> Padmini Raghavan. >> > >
