The Survivor Pine at Mori
The Survivor Pine at Mori
This is one of the last surviving giant pines at the riverside grove in Mori, now surrounded by a younger plantation of pine trees.
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The Cryptomeria at Chakrata Checkpost
The Cryptomeria at Chakrata Checkpost
Just north of the foreigner-exclusion zone at Chakrata, a large Japanese Redwood is growing near the roadside
Laxmi Narayan Tree at Rawalsar
Laxmi Narayan Tree at Rawalsar
A tree sacred to Krishna grows at a temple near the sacred Lake of Rewalsar, nestled in the pine-mountains of Himachal Pradesh
Spiti Snapshot Willow
Spiti Snapshot Willow
This tree, one of the largest in the entire Spiti Valley, was only quickly photographed from the window of a share-jeep hurtling down the highway
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
Inner Line Permit Poplar
Inner Line Permit Poplar
This poplar tree offers some shade to the foreigners queuing to get an Inner-line permit into the restricted mountain border region
Ram Bagh Imli
Ram Bagh Imli
A tamarind tree at Ram Bagh, in Agra, where the first Mughal Gardens were first brought to India from Persia.
Taj Longleaf Pine
Taj Longleaf Pine
A Himalayan Longleaf pine grows near the entrance to the Taj Mahal Gardens
A Palm for Ustad Ahmed Lahauri
A Palm for Ustad Ahmed Lahauri
This palm tree in the corner of the Taj Mahal Garden is named for Ustad Lahauri, who designed and built the monument
A Cycad for the Gauhara Begum
A Cycad for the Gauhara Begum
This cycad is for Gauhara Begum, the daughter of Mumtaz Mahal. The mother died in childbirth and the Taj was built in her memory. Gauhara lived to the age of 75.