Hello, Thankyou for the reply. I am afraid that I differ on the tree being Adansonia sp. Am well acustomed to Baobab. It was definately not one. Though from my narration it may have appeared so. But this tree did not have palmate leaves as in case of Adansonia digitata. Secondly - the tree is not as large as Baobab can grow. The texture and profile of the trunk resembled Adenium rather than Adansonia. But Am not sure if Adenium can grow that tall. regards Adittya
--- On Sun, 4/19/09, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: From: Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> Subject: [indiantreepix:10839] Re: Tree at Kali Shrine Kolkata To: "Devendra Bhardwaj" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 9:33 AM Interesting because the Baobab is an African tree and may not have been imported more than 500 years back? However the name Kalpavriksh definitely sounds older than that? Would like to learn more from you. Also Adittya could confirm if his sighting matches the pictures of Baobab which he would have by now glanced in google images? rakesh On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 5:13 AM, Devendra Bhardwaj <[email protected]> wrote: Hello, It May be Adansonia digitata Known as Kalp vriksha. Devendra Bhardwaj --- On Sat, 18/4/09, Adittya Dharap <[email protected]> wrote: From: Adittya Dharap <[email protected]> Subject: [indiantreepix:10835] Tree at Kali Shrine Kolkata To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 18 April, 2009, 7:36 PM Hello, Recently had been to Kali Mandir - Kolkata. There is a tree in the premises which is worshipped & threaded for fulfilling the wishes. to me, the tree appeared like a variety of Adenium sp. The trunk had a large girth & several branches emerging from a point as in Adenium. The tree was not in flowering. Had it been in flowering, the identification would have been simple. The trunk had a large girth. Adenium sp. grows very very slow.. If my identification is correct, then the tree must be really old. I was observing the tree continuously while we were queued up for the entry in the shrine. The slow moving queue gave me ample time for observation. There was one more astonishing fact, A pair of Red Vented Bulbul had nested on the top floor of the tree. The Bulbuls had found a safest place to breed! Unfortunately I was unable to take any image as photography is prohibited in Kali Mandir. Can any one confirm the identity of the tree? The tree is a real beauty. Would request to share the image if anyone has one. best regards Adittya Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
