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Dalia Set

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Dec 6, 2010, 7:10:21 AM12/6/10

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This shot was taken in Mayabti, Uttaranchal. Local people told me that it sis a peach tree.

I request for the exact id of this tree.

Unfortunatlely, I do not have other pics.

Thanks

Dalia

PeachTree_Mayabati.jpg

tanay bose

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Dec 6, 2010, 8:42:10 AM12/6/10

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This is a long shot hence very hard to say.

but keep one thing for sure if the fruits have a

glossy skin it can never be peach , peach always

have a tomentose (hairy) skin.

tanay

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Gurcharan Singh

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Dec 6, 2010, 9:44:53 AM12/6/10

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From such a distance, it looks like Diospyros kaki.

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Pankaj Kumar

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Dec 6, 2010, 4:33:15 PM12/6/10

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just a funny and yummy thought. Can this be Artocarpus lakoocha :P!!
Pankaj

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Farida Abraham

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Dec 6, 2010, 9:59:03 PM12/6/10

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when was the photo taken? It is definitely not peach but if taken in september it could be persimmon . FA

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Pudji Widodo

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Dec 7, 2010, 3:28:07 AM12/7/10

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I think it is Diospyros kaki Thunb. (Ebenaceae), we call it kesemek,
or Japanese persimmon.

Pudji Widodo
Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
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Ritesh Choudhary

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Dec 7, 2010, 3:34:38 AM12/7/10

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Yes, looks like Diospyros kaki to me also. Nowadays, Korean market is
full of this fruit. People call it 'Gam' here.

Regards,
Ritesh.

Gurcharan Singh

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Dec 7, 2010, 10:05:42 AM12/7/10

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We had few trees in Kashmir, known locally as Amlok

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