Hi, Dinesh ji, But Trees of Delhi only mentions three subspecies of *Acacia nilotica* found in India- i.e. *indica*, *vediana* & *cupressiformis*.
2009/5/2 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > ... *Acacia nilotica* subsp. *tomentosa* ... this subspecies is much more > elegant than common Arabian Acacia, the mature trees commonly without > thorns, grow as high as 20m with a grand dense spherical canopy, resembling > the tamarind tree. I have seen such large trees along Wai - Panchgani Road. > Regards. > > > > > > On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Dear Garg ji, >> Many thanks. It was quite late last night and I must have missed out >> the last picture. >> Regards >> Yazdy. >> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 8:11 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi, Yazdy ji, >> > You can clearly see them in the last picture. >> > >> > 2009/5/2 Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> I thought Babul has a lot of thorns. From the two pictures, are any >> >> thorns or spikes visible? >> >> Regards >> >> Yazdy Palia. >> >> >> >> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Sangeeta Swami < >> [email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > Thank you Chitra ji for identifying this tree as Acacia nilotica var >> >> > cupressiformis. >> >> > >> >> > I searched the net, though hardly any pix, but this information was >> >> > available: >> >> > >> >> > http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/Data/Pf000124.HTM >> >> > >> >> > Thanks again, >> >> > Sangeeta >> >> > >> >> > On 5/1/09, Chitra Shanker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> THis is Acacia nilotica var cupressiformis >> >> >> Chitra >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Sangeeta Swami >> >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> I have no doubt that this is a babul tree (Acacia nilotica), Delhi, >> >> >>> today. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> But what has it got this kind of tall and pagoda like shape. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> In Jaipur area, this is known as "Surya Babul", if I am not >> mistaken. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Comments from experts welcome. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Sangeeta >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > With regards, >> > J.M.Garg >> > "We often ignore the beauty around us" >> > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & >> > Fauna:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >> > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

