Hello all,
This is chandrabhan here from mumbai.
First of all let me congratulate the site owners about this woderfu amn beautifuly laid out site.Extremely informative and full of information.

I recently wanted to intersperse my 2 acre farm with about 50 of the best flowering trees which I slected from the "Flowering Trees section".

I sent that list to a reputed mursery and was dissapointed to get response of about only 9 of the 50 trees that I requested.
How do i source the remaining trees? I live in Mumbai and if anyone from mumbai is aware of any nurseries that would have most of these trees, I would be very happy to have the trees.
I have pasted my wish list here and hope someone from this site is resourceful and wud have the info for me.Thank you very much.
Immediate requirement
1) Helicteres isora                            Maror phali (Hindi), Murud sheng (Marathi)
2) Magnolia liliifera                            Hindi: Him Champa
3) Paulownia tomentosa                   Empress tree, Princess Tree, Foxglove Tree
4) Citharexylum spinosum                Fiddlewood, Fiddlewood Tree, Spiny Fiddlewood
5) Chorisia speciosa                         Silk floss tree, Kapok, Floss silk tree, Resham rui  Hindi  
6) Terminalia paniculata                   Flowering Murdah • Marathi: Kindal, Kinjal
7) Callicarpa tomentosa                    French Mulberry of Western Ghats, Bastra (Hindi), Kanphulia (Marathi)
8) Oncoba spinosa                           Snuff-box Tree, Fried Egg Tree
9) Gmelina arborea                          Hindi: Gamhar • Marathi: Sivan
10) Crataeva adansonii                   Hindi: Barna, Barni
11) Melaleuca bracteata                  Golden Bottle Brush, River Tea Tree, Black Tea tree, Prickly Leaved Tea  
                                                         tree
12) Kleinhovia hospita                      Guest Tree, Timanga tree • Hindi: Bhola
13) Xantolis tomentosa                    Hairy Xantolis • Hindi: Kantabohul • Marathi: Kate-Kumbal
14) Haldina cordifolia                       Haldu • Hindi: Karam,  Kadami • Marathi:  Haldu
15) Gustavia superba                      Heaven Lotus, Gustavia
16) Acer oblongum                          Himalayan Maple, Evergreen Maple, Kashmir Maple • Hindi: Pharjanj,
17) Cornus capitata                         Himalayan Strawberry Tree, Evergreen Dogwood, Bentham's Cornel
18) Tabebuia berteroi                      Hispaniolan Rosy Trumpet Tree Family: Bignoniaceae (Jacaranda family)
19) Bauhinia x blakeana                  Hong Kong Orchid-Tree, Red-flowered bauhinia
20) Cordia dichotoma                       Indian cherry, Clammy cherry, Fragrant manjack : Marathi: Shelu
21) Ailanthus excelsa                       Indian Tree of Heaven, Coramandel ailanto • Hindi: Mahanimb, Maharukh • Marathi: Marukh
22) Holarrhena pubescens             Tellicherry bark, Bitter oleander, Indrajao • Hindi: Kadva indrajao
                                                       Marathi: Pandhra kuda
23) Memecylon umbellatum/edule  Delek air tree, Ironwood tree • Hindi: {Anjan, Kaya} • Marathi: Anjan
24) Neolamarckia cadamba             Kadam • Hindi:
26) Murraya paniculata                    Orange Jasmine, Chinese box • Hindi: Kamini
27) Pterospermum acerifolium         Maple-leaved Bayur tree, {Kanak Champa , Muchkund  (Hindi),
28) Grewia serrulata                         Kaori (Marathi), Bhansuli (Hindi
29) Ehretia acuminata                       Koda Tree, Kodo wood, Pania (Hindi
30) Schleichera oleosa                     Ceylon oak, Lac tree, Gum lac tree, Kusum (Hindi), (Telugu), Kusumb (Marathi),
31) Kydia calycina                             Kydia • Hindi: bharanga, bhoti, illya, potari, pula,  pulia • Marathi: ranbhendi, warang
32) Bixa orellana                               Lipstick tree, Annatto, Arnatto, लटकन Latkan (Hindi), sendri
33) Magnolia grandiflora                   Magnolia, Southern magnolia, Him champa  (Hindi)
34) Pseudobombax ellipticum var. alba   White Shaving Brush Tree
35) Bauhinia acuminata                      White orchid tree,  Kanchan (Hindi)
36) Psydrax umbellata                      Umbelled Canthium • Marathi: Arsul
37) Rhododendron arboreum            Tree Rhododendron • Hindi: Burans,
38) Toona ciliata                                Indian mahogany, Red cedar, Surian, Tun तुन (Hindi), Kunant (Marathi
39) Saraca indica/Jonesia asoka      Marathi: Jasundi
40) Solanum macranthum                 Potato tree, Giant Star Potato Tree
41) Citrus maxima                              Pomelo, Chinese grapefruit, Pummelo,  • Hindi: Sadaphal
42) Syzygium jambos                         Malabar plum, Rose apple • Hindi: Gulab jamun
43) Syzygium malaccense                 Malay Apple, Mountain Apple, Rose Apple • Hindi:  Malay jamun •
44) Gliricidia sepium                           Mexican lilac, Mother of cocoa
45) Mimusops elengi                          Hindi: Maulsari : Marathi: Bakuli
46) Ehretia laevis                                Chamror (Hindi); Datrang (Marathi)
47) Pinus roxburghii                            Chir pine, Himalayan longleaf pine, Chir चीड (Hindi),
48) Crescentia cujete                          Calabash tree,
50) Colvillea racemosa                       Kilbili (hindi)

Chandrabhan, that sounds like a grand plan. My guess is that govt nurseries are more likely to have trees.

Tabish.........ur website must take the credit.Though I am an avid gardener I wasnt aware of quite a few flowering trees that are profiled in this website.
I live in Mumbai so would the Jijamata Udyan have some of the plants.Its a govt. nursery.
Maybe a trip there wudnt hurt.

Jijamat Udyan has a lot of exotic trees! Even if they don't have all you want, they would be able to guide u to good sources.

thanks,
I had been to Om nurseries near pune over the week end and its the best nursery I have see,,,,,,,,,,,,12 acres simply amazing
Have given my list to them to source...lets haope for the best
chandrabhan

You may contact Go Green Nursery at Panvel for some of the plants. Their phone No: 952143226212

Thank you Nandan...I spoke to Rucha at the nursery and have forwarded the list to her..
Chandrabhan

Thanks again Nandan....went to the Go green nursery yesterday and could a few plants on my list.The place and the people are really helpful.
I hope that they may be able to source the remaining trees for me.

M. Sundararaman has an interesting hobby - picking up seeds. He has lots of seeds of avenue trees. And he is quite willing to share them. If you can handle seeds, contact him:
M. Sundararaman Tel# 044--24461660;
SINDHUR SEA PRINCESS, 9 Coastal Road,
BESANT NAGAR; CHENNAI 90
Email: m_sundararaman(_at_)rediffmail.com