Nako Gompa Cypress
Nako Gompa Cypress
The village of Nako, high in the mountains between Kinnaur and Spiti, is beneath a small Buddhist monument where this tree grows
Juniperus indica
Juniperus indica
Nako Lake Juniper
Nako Lake Juniper
Near the Nako Village Lake high in the mountains can be found this evergreen juniper tree
Jakpo The Snake King’s Tree at Likir
Jakpo The Snake King’s Tree at Likir
In Ladakh’s oldest, 930-year-old monastery on the snake-like hill of Kli-Khil this ancient evergreen cypress is named after the Naga King Jakpo, who once slept here in the mythological past
Nor La Evergreen Juniper
Nor La Evergreen Juniper
In a rocky valley high in the Ladakh Himalaya, an evergreen juniper tree is a striking landmark- there are no other trees like it anywhere nearby