Yes Jui ji It does appear to be *Salix tetrasperma*. The under surface of the leaves is silvery white. Near Wai Mahabaleshwar rivers are lined by a large number of these trees
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Jui Pethe <juipe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi! > Need help with identification of a tree /shrub. > *it was seen along the banks of river Godavari (riparian area) in marshy > area. * > the plant was small, not in flowering. I am sorry for that as this would > make the identification difficult > > date of siting: 8th Jan 2012 > size: 8-10 ft > tender brabches and petioles were reddish. > margins of leaf were serrate > leaf was shiny green > the plant also did not show any branching > > the rest of information has been depicted in the photographs. > > > -- > *Jui Pethe* > > Senior Research Fellow, > NAIP-ICAR Project, > Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University > Nashik > > > > > -- > *Jui Pethe* > > Senior Research Fellow, > NAIP-ICAR Project, > Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University > Nashik > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
