Greetings-- Interesting observation regarding the girth of Cedrus deodara. Here in Southern California, USA, I have noticed that the same is true for Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata), native to California but about 100km north of my location. When I was young, this species was used widely as a landscape tree, and it regularly attained heights of over 20m very rapidly. Nowadays, it is lucky to attain heights of half that, and with considerable difficulty. I'm not certain the reasons. I used to think it was air pollution-related, but air quality has improved considerably in the LA Basin due to pollution controls implemented since the mid 1970's. I suspect that global warming has had some impact, though I have no data to prove it.
Curiously, Cedrus deodara still thrives here, but is rarely planted anymore because its large size is difficult to accommodate on small lots. Regards-- Ken Greby. ________________________________ From: Nudrat <nudrat....@gmail.com> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 1:08:50 AM Subject: [efloraofindia:27178] Re: Saplings of Devdaru Hello Thank you so much Dr. Pankaj for your good wishes. People prefer Quercus to Deodar because Quercus yields fodder and has better survival and adaptibility. Whereas Deodar cannot be used as fodder. It is also a slow grower. The population of Deodar is on a decline as the environment effects these plants. I had a discussion with people in HP and they told me that Deodar no longer attains the girth they used to 20 yrs ago. As for variation in colour so i dont think there is any. As far as my pics are concerned, the colour might seem different but it is purely light effect and nothing else. On Feb 2, 1:52 pm, "Dr. Pankaj Kumar" <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great work Dr. Nudrat. I have heard about your afforestation drive in > Himachal Pradesh. You know some people have been against plantation of > Deodara, instead they recommend Quercus. May I know your views on the > same. > By the way, who do Deodara saplings vary in colour? > Regards > Pankaj -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
