Pine Tree for ID : 021011 : AK-2

[Aarti S. Khale]

Taken at Pahalgam, Kashmir on the 7th of Sept, 2011.

Pahalgam is at a height of 2740 metres above sea level.

Is this Chir Pine?

Aarti

[Nayan Singh]

Looks like Pinus wallichiana,

but for confirmation no of Needles and size of cone etc required

Thanks & Regards

Nayan.

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N.S.Dungriyal IFS
Chief Conservator of Forests

From: Aarti S. Khale <aarti...@gmail.com>
To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>; Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com>; tanay bose <tanay...@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, 2 October 2011 11:37 AM
Subject: [efloraofindia:85426] Pine Tree for ID : 021011 : AK-2

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Pinus wallichiana

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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[Aarti S. Khale]

Nayan ji,
Thanks for the suggested id.
Gurcharan ji, thanks for confirming the id....I am banking on you for
all my Kashmir flowers.
Regards,
Aarti

On Oct 2, 10:54 am, Nayan Singh <ns_dungri...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> Looks like Pinus wallichiana,
> but for confirmation no of Needles and size of cone etc required
> Thanks & Regards
> Nayan.
> ........................... 
> N.S.Dungriyal IFS
> Chief Conservator of Forests
>

[Dr Pankaj Kumar]

Respected Mam,
You should check the number of needles first.
Pankaj

[Gurcharan Singh]

Cones are unmistakable, P. wallichiana

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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/ 

[chrischa...@btinternet.com]

I am in agreement with Dr Singh that this is Pinus wallichiana - the shape of cones of P.roxburghii are very different, ovoid-conical.