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Showing posts with label Pinus wallichiana kashmir. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pinus wallichiana kashmir. Show all posts

Thursday, October 3, 2024

The Majesty of the Pine: Pinus wallichiana in Focus

Pinus wallichiana is a coniferous evergreen tree native to the Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains, from eastern Afghanistan east across northern Pakistan and north Kashmir to Yunnan in southwest China. It grows in mountain valleys at altitudes of 1800–4300 m (rarely as low as 1200 m), reaching 30–50 m (98–164 ft) in height. It favours a temperate climate with dry winters and wet summers. In Pashto, it is known as Nishtar.

Golden Elegance: The Timeless Beauty of Ginkgo Trees

The gingko goes by the common name of ' maidenhair tree ' because its unusual fan-shaped leaves resemble the leaflets or pinnae of m...