Lovely pictures and great elaboration of the natural wonders Raghu Ji Tanay
On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 4:27 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > * > > > At Hogenakkal, Hosur, Tamil Nadu while hitching a ride on the coracle, > the boatman would often take us around these tree islets! Some of > these magnificent trees are very old (~ 200-350 years). > > > > We came to know some important trees in the islets which can withstand > flood waters - Maddi (Telugu, Tamil ), ponga, arasa, > > maminakai, ilibu, Hunise (Tamarind)... > > > > /* Hogenakal Trees > > We came across many of these interesting tree species, most of them rested > in the banks or in the midst of the river, gone dry in summer. The trees in > these scrub forests are dwarf except in these rivulets where they reach > great heights upto 120 feet. > > We watched a number of such trees amidst the river during our drive for > more than 10 kms (Mar 2010). > > Wonder how these trees withstand the gushing river floods during > monsoons. > > And most importantly, these gigiantic trees in the rivers are untouched by > human hands. At Hogenakkal, while hitching a ride on the coracle, > the boatman would often take us around these trees! Some of > these magnificent trees are several centuries old (200-350 years approx). > > > * > * > > Probably Mekedatu, Muttati in Karnataka, Anchetty and Hogenakal on the > Tamilnadu-Karnataka border are the best places to see tree kinds in the mid > of river cauvery river. I suppose Terminalia arjuna, grows quite tall and > are found in good numbers in the turbulent Cauvery river. > * > * > > > * > * > > Photodate: 06 Feb 2006, > > * > * > > > * > * > > */ > * > * > > > * > * > > > > Regards > > Raghu > > > * > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
