Dear Tanay, I live in Gangtok and work in the Forest Dept. Your picture shows a stand of trees planted by our department in what is a remnant of our Pinetum, much of which is now the VIP Colony and Circuit House. The majority species are Cryptomeria japonica, Cupressus funebris and Pinus patula. All are introduced species. All fast growing. You will find similar species in Darjeeling too. These days however we are going in more for plantation of indigenous species.
Hope this helps. Kind regards, Usha On Aug 25, 1:27 pm, Shantanu Bhattacharya <shnt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > taken this pic of Conifers during the visit to Gangtok- Sikkim in December > 2009. > I think these are pines. > > cheers! > Shantanu :) > > conifers.JPG > 600KViewDownload
