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The Cryptomeria at Chakrata Checkpost

Just north of the foreigner-exclusion zone at Chakrata, a large Japanese Redwood is growing near the roadside

EXPLORE LANDMARK TREES

  • ▼Geography
    • ►Kerala
      • Cochin
      • Wayanad
      • Trivandrum
      • Calicut
      • Marayur
      • Nillambur
      • Parambikulam
      • Kumily
      • Gurukala Botanical Sanctuary
      • Kannur
      • Varkala Beach
      • Thalasser
      • Munnar
      • Allephey
      • Kottayam
      • Pullupara
    • ►Tamil Nadu
      • Chennai
      • Auroville
      • Ooty
      • Madurai
      • Pondicherry
      • Kodaikanal
      • Kanyakumari
      • Mahabalipuram
      • Tharangambadi
      • Tirupati
      • Pondichetty
      • Tiruvannamalai
      • Kotagiri
      • Trichy
      • Kanchipuram
      • Masinagudi
      • Chitambaram
      • Pallani
      • Coimbatore
    • ►Karnataka
      • Bangalore
      • Hampi
      • Yana
      • Mysore
      • Gokarna
      • Udupi
      • Subramanya
      • Mangalore
      • Agumbe
      • At Tonnur Temple
      • Manipal
      • Melukote
      • Dadaballa
      • Bandipur National Parl
      • Karwar
    • ►Delhi NCR
      • Delhi
    • ►Maharashtra
      • Mumbai
      • Pune
      • Sanjay Gandhi National Park
      • Alandi
      • Shirdhi
      • Ellora
      • Daulatabad
      • Matheran
      • Karjat
      • Nashik
      • Lonar
      • Khandala
      • Aurangabad
    • ►West Bengal
      • Calcutta
      • Darjeeling
      • Fraserganj
      • Kolkata
      • Siliguri
      • Bakhalee
    • ▼Himachal Pradesh
      • Shimla
      • McLeod Ganj
      • Manali
      • Shimla region
      • Kullu Valley
      • Mori
      • Rekong Peo
      • Nako
      • Rawalsar Lake
      • Naggar
      • Tabo
      • Kanasar
      • Dharamsala
      • Lahaul Valley
      • Spiti Valley
      • Chakrata
    • ►Rajasthan
      • Udaipur
      • Jaipur
      • Pushkar
      • Mount Abu
      • Jodhpur
      • Jaisalmer
      • Ajmer
    • ►Madhya Pradesh
      • Pachmari
      • Orchha
      • Ujjain
      • Mandu
      • Khajuraho
      • Sanchi
      • Gwalior
      • Bhopal
      • Panna National Park
      • Datia
      • Vidisha
      • Indore
    • ►Uttar Pradesh
      • Agra
      • Vrindivan
      • Lucknow
      • Varanasi
      • Allahabad
      • Sarnath
      • Malihabad
      • Okhla Bird Sanctuary
      • Mathura
    • ►Uttarakhand
      • Rishikesh
      • Almora
      • Landour-Mussoorie
      • Haridwar
      • Rudraprayag
      • Dehra Dun
      • Mussoorie
      • Mandal
      • Uttarkashi
      • Ranikhet
      • Joshimath
      • Jageshwar
      • Gopeshwar
      • Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
      • Sundardhunga Valley
      • Nainital
      • Panguchila Peak
      • Merag
      • Bageshwar
      • Dodital
    • ►Jammu and Kashmir
      • Srinigar
      • Leh
      • Norla
      • Alchi
      • Manali
      • Tismogang
      • Likir Monastery
      • Darcha
      • Upshi
      • Kargil
      • Koksar
    • ►Orissa
      • Bhubaneshwar
      • Gupteshwar
      • Puri
      • Jeypore
      • Chilika Lake
      • Konark
      • Dhauli
      • Gopalpur
      • Brahmapur
      • Panikoili
    • ►Meghalaya
      • Cherrapunjee
      • Shillong
      • Mawphlang
      • David Scott Trail
    • ►Gujarat
      • Ahmedabad
      • Junagadh
      • Diu Island
      • Sanjan
      • Bharuch
      • Vareval
      • Wapi
      • Somnath
      • Una
    • ►Andhra Pradesh
      • Hyderabad
      • Puttaparthi
      • Anantagiri
      • Araku Valley
      • Borra Caves
      • Kadiri
      • Nalgonda?
      • Rajamundhry
      • Vishakapatnam
    • ►Assam
      • Guwahati
      • Tinsukia
      • Kaziranga National Park
      • Khanapara
      • Jorhat
    • ►Punjab
      • Amritsar
      • Ludhiana
      • Sultanpur Lodhi
      • Jalandhar
    • ►Chhattisgarh
      • Kanger Valley National Park
      • Kotpad
      • Jagdalpur
    • ►Goa
      • Panjim
      • Old Goa
      • Margao
      • Palolem
      • Arambol
      • Morjim Beach
      • Mapusa
      • Benaulim
    • ►Jharkhand
      • Ranchi
      • Jamshedpur
    • ►Haryana and Punjab
      • Chandigarh
    • ►Bihar
      • Bodh Gaya
      • Patna
      • Nalanda
      • Rajgir
    • ►Haryana
      • Kurukshetra
  • ►Journey
    • ►Shooting Southwards
      • d
    • ►Exploring The Ancient Capital of Delhi
      • a
    • ►Along the Ganges and Into the Midlands
      • c
    • ►The Fort Cochin Tree Tour
      • m
    • ►Arcing Westwards
      • g
    • ►Around the Corner
      • n
    • ►Up The East Coast
      • o
    • ►West Coast Walkabout
      • l
    • ►Into The Northeast
      • q
    • ►First Meeting With the Rainforests
      • f
    • ►Venturing Northwest
      • j
    • ►A West Coast Jungle Triangle
      • k
    • ►Slingshot East
      • e
    • ►The Western Deserts
      • r
    • ►The Green Mountains of Uttarakhand
      • b
    • ►Over The Mountains
      • h
    • ►Mountains of Cedar and Snow
      • t
    • ►From Ocean to Mountain
      • p
    • ►Spotting the Taj
      • s
    • ►Uttarakhand Medical Training
      • i
  • ►Botany
    • ►Moraceae
      • Ficus religiosa
      • Ficus benghalensis
      • Ficus elastica
      • Ficus sp.
      • Ficus virens
      • Ficus racemosa
      • Artocarpus heterophyllus
      • Ficus benjamina
      • Ficus benghalensis v. krishnae
      • Artocarpus altilis
      • Morus serrata
      • Ficus nervosa
      • Ficus mysorensis
      • Morus alba
      • Ficus lyrata
      • Ficus nemoralis
    • ►Fabaceae
      • Samanea saman
      • Tamarindus indica
      • Dalbergia sissoo
      • Delonix regia
      • Peltophorum pterocarpum
      • Cassia fistula
      • Bauhinia purpurea
      • Parkia biglandulosa
      • Acacia leucophloea
      • Prosopis juliflora
      • Butea monosperma
      • Acacia auriculiformis
      • Saraca asoca
      • Enterolobium cyclocarpum
      • Prosopis cineraria
      • Amherstia nobilis
      • Pterocarpus indicus
      • Peltophorum africanum
      • Dalbergia latifolia
      • Adenanthera pavonina
      • Pongamia pinnata
      • Gliricidia sepium
      • Erythrina variegata
      • Castanospermum australe
    • ►(No family data)
      • (?Unidentified)
      • (?Unidentified and Dead)
      • Dadoxylon sp. Fossil
      • Coniferophyta sp. Fossil
      • (Many trees)
    • ►Meliaceae
      • Azadirachta indica
      • Khaya senegalensis
      • Swietenia macrophylla
      • Cedrela serrata
      • Melia azadirachta
    • ►Arecaceae
      • Cocos nucifera
      • Phoenix sylvestris
      • Roystonea regia
      • Borassus flabellifer
      • Caryota urens
      • Hyphaene dichotoma
      • Ladoicea maldivica
      • Corypha umbraculifera
      • Livistonia chinensis
    • ►Pinaceae
      • Cedrus deodara
      • Pinus roxburghii
      • Pinus khasiana
      • Abies pindrow
      • Cedrus atlantica
      • Pinus ponderosa
      • Picea smithiana
    • ►Malvaceae
      • Bombax ceiba
      • Thespesia populnea
      • Sterculia urens
      • Ceiba pentandra
      • Ceiba speciosa
      • Pterygota alata v. irregularis
      • Bombax scopulorum
      • Grewia tiliaefolia
      • Pterospermum acerifolium
      • Heritiera littoralis
      • Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
      • Heritiera fomes
    • ►(Not a living tree)
      • (Not a living tree)
    • ►Anacardiaceae
      • Mangifera indica
      • Holigarna beddomei
      • Pistacia vera
    • ►Salicaceae
      • Populus ciliata
      • Salix alba
      • Populus nigra
      • Salix tetrasperma
    • ►Apocynaceae
      • Alstonia scholaris
      • Plumeria sp.
      • Plumeria obtusa
      • Thevetia peruviana
      • Plumeria rubra
      • Cerbera odollam
    • ►Myrtaceae
      • Eucalyptus sp.
      • Syzygium cumini
      • Eucalyptus obliqua
      • Eucalyptus globulus
      • Eucalyptus camaldulensis
      • Syzygium densiflorum
      • Eucalyptus brownii
      • Melaleuca quinquenervia
      • Corymbia citriodora
      • Syzygium jambos
      • Melaleuca bracteata
      • Melaleuca sp.
    • ►Cupressaceae
      • Cryptomeria japonica
      • Juniperus indica
      • Cupressus sempervirens
      • Juniperus sp.
      • Callitropsis macrocarpa
      • Cupressus torulosa
      • Cupressus sp.
    • ►Araucariaceae
      • Araucaria columnaris
      • Araucaria bidwillii
      • Agathis robusta
    • ►Sapotaceae
      • Mimusops elengii
      • Manilkara hexandra
      • Madhuca longifolia
    • ►Fagaceae
      • Quercus leucotrichofora
      • Quercus dilatata
      • Castanopsis hystris
      • Quercus acutissima
      • Lithocarpus dealbatus
    • ►Bombaceae
      • Adansonia digitata
      • Bombax sp.
    • ►Annonaceae
      • Polyalthia longifolia
    • ►Platanaceae
      • Platanus orientalis
    • ►Combretaceae
      • Terminalia arjuna
      • Terminalia bellirica
      • Anogeissus pendula
      • Terminalia paniculata
      • Terminalia katapa
      • Anogeissus acuminata
    • ►Bignoniaceae
      • Spathodea campanulata
      • Tabebuia impetiginosa
      • Oroxylum indicum
      • Bignoniaceae sp.
      • Tecomella undulata
      • Tabebuia roseo-alba
      • Kigelia africana
    • ►Verbenaceae
      • Tectona grandis
    • ►Magnoliaceae
      • Magnolia grandiflora
      • Michelia champaca
      • Liriodendron tulipifera
      • Michelia doltsopa
    • ►Rhamnaceae
      • Ziziphus mauritiana
    • ►Casuarinaceae
      • Casuarina equisetifolia
    • ►Rubiaceae
      • Mitragyna parviflora
      • Neolamarckia cadamba
      • Haldina cordifolia
      • Coffea khasiana
    • ►Sapindaceae
      • Schleichera oleosa
      • Lepisanthes tetraphylla
      • Aesculus indica
      • Sapindus mukorossi
    • ►Lecythidaceae
      • Couroupita guianensis
      • Barringtonia asiatica
    • ►Ericaceae
      • Rhododendron arboreum
      • Vaccinium neilgherrense
    • ►Euphorbiaceae
      • Euphorbia sp.
      • Euphorbia neriifolia
      • Euphorbia nivulia
    • ►Simaroubaceae
      • Ailanthus excelsa
    • ►Cycadaceae
      • Cycas circinalis
      • Cycas rumphii
    • ►Dipterocarpaceae
      • Shorea robusta
      • Dipterocarpus indicus
      • Vateria indica
    • ►Elaeocarpaceae
      • Elaeocarpus blascoi
      • Elaeocarpus ganitrus
      • Elaeocarpus sp.
    • ►Ulmaceae
      • Holoptelea integrifolia
      • Ulmus wallichiana
    • ►Rutaceae
      • Aegle marmelos
    • ►Podocarpaceae
      • Podocarpaceae sp. Fossil
      • Nageia wallichana
      • Podocarpus neriifolius
    • ►Clusiaceae
      • Garcinia gummi-gutta
      • Calophyllum elatum
    • ►Pandanaceae
      • Pandanus utilis
      • Pandanus fascicularis
    • ►Poaceae
      • Bambusa sp.
      • Bambusa tulda
    • ►Salvadoraceae
      • Salvadora persica
      • Salvadora oleoides
    • ►Lamiaceae
      • Vitex negundo
      • Ocimum tenuiflorum
    • ►Cactaceae
      • Opuntia ficus-indica
      • Selenicereus donkelaari
    • ►Aquifoliacee
      • Ilex sp.
      • Ilex paraguensis
    • ►Caricaceae
      • Carica papaya
    • ►Lauraceae
      • Persea macrantha
      • Cinnamomum camphora
    • ►Theaceae
      • Gordonia sp.
      • Schima khasiana
    • ►Oleaceae
      • Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
    • ►Laxmanniaceae
      • Cordyline australis
    • ►Strelitziaceae
      • Ravenala madagascariensis
    • ►Boraginaceae
      • Ehretia laeveis
    • ►Hamamelidaceae
      • Exbucklandia populnea
    • ►Myricaceae
      • Myrica esculenta
    • ►Memecylaceae
      • Memecylon umbellatum
    • ►Gingkoaceae
      • Gingko biloba
    • ►Tetramelaceae
      • Tetrameles nudiflora
    • ►Tiliaceae
      • Echinocarpus dasycarpus
    • ►Rosaceae
      • Pyrus pashia
    • ►Proteaceae
      • Grevillea robusta
    • ►Musaceae
      • Musa sp.
    • ►Juglandaceae
      • Juglans regia
    • ►Ebenaceae
      • Diospyros cordifolia
    • ►Ruscaceae
      • Dracaena draco
    • ►Cannabaceae
      • Celtis tetrandra
    • ►Paulowniaceae
      • Paulownia tomentosa
    • ►Santalaceae
      • Santalum album
    • ►Achariaceae
      • Hydnocarpus laurifolia
    • ►Lythraceae
      • Lagerstroemia speciosa
    • ►Berberidaceae
      • Mahonia acanthifolia
    • ►Taxaceae
      • Taxus baccata
  • ►Common Name
    • ►Mulberry or fig
      • Bodhi Tree or Peepal
      • Banyan or Baragad or Bad
      • Indian Rubber Tree
      • Figs
      • Pilkhan
      • Goolar
      • Jackfruit or Katthal
      • Java Fig or Weeping Fig
      • Krishna Fig
      • Breadfruit
      • Himalayan Mulberry
      • Neeral
      • Mysore Fig
      • Chinese Mulberry
      • Fiddle Leaf Fig
      • Dudhilo
    • ►Pea family
      • Rain Tree
      • Imli or Tamarind
      • Shisham or Rosewood
      • Golmuhar
      • Copperpod
      • Amaltas or Pride of India
      • Kaniar or Hong Kong Orchid Tree
      • Badminton Ball Tree
      • Ronjh
      • Mesquite or Vilaiti Kikar
      • Dhak or Flame of the Forest
      • Earpod Wattle
      • Ashok Tree or Banjula
      • Guanacaste or Caro Caro Tree
      • Khejri or Vanni or Sumri
      • Pride of Burma
      • Surakta or Red Sandalwood
      • African Wattle
      • Rosewood
      • Ranjana or Red Sandalwood
      • Karanj or Poonga-Oil Tree
      • Quickstick or Mexican Lilac
      • Indian Coral Tree
      • Australian Black Bean
    • ►(No Information)
      • (Unidentified Tree)
      • Unidentified Dead Tree
      • Dadoxylon
      • Conifer
      • (Multiple tree species)
    • ►Neem or mahagony
      • Neem or Margosa
      • African Mahogany
      • Large-Leaved Mahogany
      • Hill Toon Tree
      • Bakain
    • ►Palm
      • Coconut Palm or Nariyal
      • Date Palm or Khajur
      • Carribean Royal Palm
      • Palmyra Palm
      • Fishtail Palm or Jaggery Palm
      • Branching Doum Palm
      • Coco de Mer or Double Coconut Tree
      • Golden Talipot Palm
      • Chinese Fan Palm
    • ►Pine
      • Deodar Cedar or Devdaru
      • Chir Pine
      • Khasi Pine
      • Himalaya Fir tree
      • Atlas Cedar
      • Ponderosa Pine
      • West Himalayan Spruce
    • ►Cotton or hibiscus
      • Semal or Silk-Cotton Tree
      • Portia Tree or India-Tulip Tree
      • Ghost Tree or Kulu Tree
      • Kapok
      • Mexican Silk Cotton Tree
      • Mad Tree
      • White Silk Cotton Tree
      • Dhaman
      • Kanak Champa or Dinnerplate Tree
      • Looking-Glass Mangrove
      • Chinese Hibiscus
      • Sundari tree
    • ►(Representation of a tree)
      • (Representation)
    • ►Mango or cashew
      • Mango or Aam
      • Western Ghats Poison Tree
      • Pistachio or Kikka
    • ►Willow
      • Himalayan Poplar
      • White Willow
      • Black Poplar
      • Indian Willow
    • ►Frangipani or oleander
      • Frangipani
      • Saptaparni or Seven-Leaf
      • Yellow-Oleander
      • Suicide Tree
    • ►Jamun or Eucalyptus
      • Gum Tree
      • Jamun
      • Tasmanian Stringybark or Messmate Gum
      • Tasmanian Blue Gum
      • Tea Tree
      • River Red Gum
      • Shola Jamun
      • Reid River Box
      • Lemon Scented Gum
      • Malabar Plum
      • Paperbark or Tea Tree
    • ►Cypress
      • Japanese Redwood or Sugi
      • Black Juniper
      • Mediterranean Cypress
      • Cypress or Juniper
      • Monterey Cypress
      • Himalayan Cypress
      • Cypress
    • ►Monkey Puzzle
      • New Caledonian pine
      • Bunya Bunya Pine
      • Kauri Pine
    • ►Chikoo
      • Malsauri or Dhanva
      • Khirni
      • Mahua
    • ►Oak
      • Banj Oak
      • Moru Oak
      • Chinkapin
      • Konara
      • Whitewashed StoneFruit
    • ►Semal or baobab
      • Baobab
      • Semal genus
    • ►Custard-Apple
      • Mast Tree or Ashok
    • ►Plane Tree or Sycamore
      • Chinnar
    • ►Arjun
      • Arjun
      • Myrobalan or Baheda
      • Dhau or dhak
      • Kindal or Pillamaruthu
      • Bengal Almond or Malabar Almond
      • Chakwa or Button Tree
    • ►Jacaranda
      • African Tulip Tree
      • Lapacho or Carribean Trumpet Tree
      • Midnight Horror
      • Trumpet Creeper
      • Roheda or Marwar Teak
      • White Ipe
      • African Sausage Tree
    • ►Teak
      • Teak
    • ►Magnolia
      • Southern Magnolia
      • Sampige or Champaka
      • Tulip-Tree
      • Sweet Michelia
    • ►Ber
      • Jujube or Ber or Badari
    • ►Casuarina
      • SheOak or Casuarina
    • ►Coffee or Gardenia
      • Kadamb or Vrind
      • Kadamb
      • Haldu
      • Khasi Coffee Tree
    • ►Litchi
      • Kosak or Lac Tree
      • Nekota or Katu Yette
      • Horsechestnut
      • Soapnut Tree
    • ►Barringtonia
      • Cannonball Tree or Kailashpati
      • Fish Poison Tree or Samudraphalla
    • ►Heaths or blueberry
      • Tree Rhododendron
      • Nilghiri Blueberry
    • ►Amla or Castor
      • Euphorbs or Spurges
      • Thor
      • Leafy Milk Hedge or Naga-Kalli
    • ►Maharukh
      • Tree of Heaven
    • ►Cycad
      • Sago Palm or Muducalu
      • Cycad
    • ►Dipterocarp
      • Saal
      • Dipterocarp
      • Ashvakara or Sala
    • ►Elaeocarpus
      • Blascoi Elaeocarpus
      • Rudraksha
      • Elaeocarpus genus
    • ►Elm
      • Kanju
      • Himalayan Elm
    • ►Citrus or orange
      • Bel or Wood Apple
    • ►Podocarp
      • Podocarp
    • ►Mangosteen or kokam
      • Brindleberry
      • Punnaga
    • ►Screw pine
      • Screw-pine or Ketaka
      • Ketaki
    • ►Grass
      • Bamboo
      • Indian Bamboo
    • ►Peelu
      • Peelu or Saltbush
      • Vann or Khabbar
    • ►Mint
      • Sindhuvara or Nirgundi
      • Tulsi or Holy Basil
    • ►Cactus
      • Prickly-pear
      • Queen of the Night
    • ►Holly
      • Holly
      • Yerba Mate
    • ►Papaya
      • Papaya
    • ►Cinnamon
      • Kulamavu
      • Camphor Laurel
    • ►Gardenia
      • Gordonia
      • Khasi Schima
    • ►Olive or jasmine
      • Paarijat or Night-Blooming Jasmine
    • ►Club Palm
      • New Zealand Club Palm
    • ►Bird of Paradise
      • Traveller’s Palm
    • ►Lasora
      • Chamrod
    • ►Sweetgum
      • Pipli tree
    • ►Myrica
      • Box Myrtle
    • ►Memecylon
      • Ironwood or Anjani or Pride of Matheran
    • ►Gingko
      • Gingko
    • ►Tetramela
      • Kajoolaboo
    • ►Lime
      • Prickly Fruit
    • ►Rose or apple or cherry
      • Meghalaya Pear
    • ►Silky oak
      • Silky Oak or Silver Oak
    • ►Banana
      • Banana or Kela
    • ►Walnut
      • Old World Walnut
    • ►Ebony
      • Bistendu or Bombay Ebony
    • ►Dragon Tree
      • Canary Islands Dragon Tree
    • ►Cannabis or ganja
      • Khirk or Eastern Nettle Tree
    • ►Empress Tree
      • Empress Tree
    • ►Sandalwood
      • Sandalwood
    • ►Lamp oil tree
      • Gardudphal or Lamp Oil Tree
    • ►Mehndi
      • Jarul
    • ►Berberry or Oregongrape
      • Barberry
    • ►Yew Family
      • Eurasian Yew Tree
    • ►Neem or Mahogany
      • Neem or Margosa

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