Conifers from Gangtok- one more

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Shantanu Bhattacharya

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25 Aug 2010, 4:26:18 pm25/08/10
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Hi
sharing another pic of a group of tall conifers from Gangtok. Sikkim.
 
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Shantanu.
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Pankaj Kumar

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25 Aug 2010, 8:01:26 pm25/08/10
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Seems like Cupressus.
Pankaj

ulachungpa

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25 Aug 2010, 10:31:21 pm25/08/10
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Dear Shantanu,
All are Cryptomeria japonica planted by our department.
Regards,
Usha
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Shantanu

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26 Aug 2010, 3:02:28 pm26/08/10
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Hi Mr.Ulachungpa
Thanks for the ID of the conifers.

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Shantanu

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26 Aug 2010, 3:08:51 pm26/08/10
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Yes Pankaj ji....
It is Curressus japonica (Cryptomeria japonica).
Thanks for the ID.

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Shantanu

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26 Aug 2010, 3:10:57 pm26/08/10
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Mr. Ulachungpa...
are these trees called "Dhoopi" in Sikkim??
I found them in Lava also.

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Shantanu

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26 Aug 2010, 3:32:27 pm26/08/10
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Hi Usha ji.
my apologies for the wrong spelling and pronounciation of ur name in
the previous mails.........extremely sorry.
Actually i missed ur name written at the end of your comment. Please
dont mind.
Can you please tell whether these conifers are generally called
"Dhuppi"?

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Shantanu : )
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ulachungpa

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27 Aug 2010, 12:23:36 am27/08/10
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Yes, Shantanu,
We call them Dhupi (in Nepali) and local people use the leaves to burn
as incense (Dhoop), hence the name.
They also lop the trees and use the leaves to spread on the ground or
make decorative gates during festivals, but the practice has been
banned by the dept. since quite a few years down. This has decreased
the mutilation of these trees considerably.

Besides, during hailstorms most birds and squirrels use the thick
foliage as shelter. Tree Sparrows and even Kalij Pheasants use them
as roosting trees.
They however do not let other species grow under them so we are
gradually phasing them out in favour of indigenous species as I noted
earlier.
They are also the same in Darj district, i.e. Lava, etc.
Hope this helps

Shantanu

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27 Aug 2010, 2:02:59 pm27/08/10
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Hi Usha ji..
Thanks a lot for the informations on the 'Dhupi' trees....and the
origin of its name.
Yes we found different lovely birds like Rufous Sibias, Leiothrix and
Yuhinas foraging in the dense foliage of these trees both in Gangtok
and Lava.

regards
Shantanu : )
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