---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Raman Arunachalam <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com> Date: 4 August 2016 at 08:30 Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:248685] Bangalore - RA - Brachychiton acerifolius - Illawarra Flame Tree To: Suhag Shirodkar <suh...@gmail.com> Cc: "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com>
The fell down, and a new tree has come up but hasn’t flowered yet. Raman On 03-Aug-2016, at 5:25 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Suhag Shirodkar <suh...@gmail.com> Date: 3 August 2016 at 16:32 Subject: [efloraofindia:248685] Re: Bangalore - RA - Brachychiton acerifolius - Illawarra Flame Tree To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> Raman, by chance is this tree still there where you had mentioned (near ESI Hospital, Indiranagar, Bangalore) ? If yes, I would love to get some seeds and try to multiply it. Please let me know. Thanks a lot, Suhag On Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 6:58:30 PM UTC+5:30, raman wrote: > > Australian Flame Tree is a large tree native to subtropical regions on the > east coast of Australia. It is famous for the bright red bell-shaped > flowers that often cover the whole tree when it is leafless. This tree is > tolerant of temperate climates and is now cultivated world-over for its > beauty. However, the maximum height of 40 m is reached only in the > original, warmer, habitat. It usually grows to be about 20 m. Leaves are > variable, either entire or with 5-7 deep lobes. It sheds its leaves after > the dry season. The spectacular flowering occurs in late spring and new > foliage is ready for the summer rains. In areas where the winter is not > particularly dry, this natural rhythm may become somewhat erratic and the > tree may flower only partially. Flowers are scarlet bells with 5 partially > fused petals. The pod-like fruits are dark brown, wide, boat-shaped and > about 10 cm long. They contain masses of thin bristles that stick in the > skin, as well as yellow seeds. These are nutritious and were eaten by > Aborigines after toasting. > > Raman > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.