Sir Ji is quite right Mani ji *Abies pindrow* or West Himalayan Fir generally grows at an altitude between 2000-3000 mts throughout Western Himalaya from Afghanistan to Nepal.
Tanay On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Mani ji > Deodar generally does not grow at this altitude. Your plant is Abies > pindrow. > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:30 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Singh ji, nice pictures of the deodhar tree with cones. I am sending >> a picture taken from Pahalgam. Is it the same tree? >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:18 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Lovely catch of the plant, you also got hold of the cones!! >>> Tanay >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Cedrus deodara from Kashmir, growing around Srinagar and lower altitudes >>>> in the valley, source of important timber wood Deodar. Photographed from >>>> Shankeracharya hill on June 23, 2010. >>>> >>>> English: Deodar, Himalayan cedar >>>> Sans: Devadaru, deodaru >>>> Trade: Deodar >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tanay Bose >>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>> >>> >>> -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
