dillenia pentagyna

[Mohina Macker]

in preparation to recieve rains many deciduos trees are showing new leaf. even though it is blisteringly hot, shiny red leaves which quickly turn green have started appearing.

a new leaf on the slow growing dillenia pentagyna or karmal

regards

mohina macker

[Joshi Pankaj]

Very interesting observation...may be...due to change in climate??
 

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From: Mohina Macker <mohina...@gmail.com>
To: indian...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sat, 23 April, 2011 5:06:43 PM
Subject: [efloraofindia:67878] dillenia pentagyna

[Neil Soares]

Hi Mohina,    Have a sneaking suspicion that the aberrant appearance of new leaves has more to do with over-watering of your plants by over-enthusiastic farmhands than any drastic climatic changes. Please check. Have encountered the same with my saplings but not with the established trees.                 Regards,                   Neil. --- On Sat, 4/23/11, Joshi Pankaj <josh...@yahoo.com> wrote:

[Mohina Macker]

Hi Neil and Joshi Pankaj

It is possible, but only the newly planted saplings are watered

I don't have an older dellinia pentagyna, but most older other trees, which are definitely not watered, are showing new leaf.

In any case I dont have any observations from earlier years, so it is not possible to make comparisons.

regards

mohina macker