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.
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
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
Zilmon Keyling Prayer Post
Zilmon Keyling Prayer Post
A now-dead cedar at a welcoming Tibetan monastery in McLeod Ganj serves as a post for colorful prayer flags
Prayer Flag Hub Cedar
Prayer Flag Hub Cedar
Prayer flags on display above the Tibetan refugee colony of McLeod Ganj center on one tall cedar tree on a hilltop
Panchen Lama Populus
Panchen Lama Populus
At the Tibetan Buddhist Temple at McLeod Ganj, this poplar tree has a yellow prayer ribbon tied on it every Friday since April 1997, to pray for the release of the Panchen Lama, born in 1989 and lost track of in China in 1995
Environmental Ed Center Araucaria
Environmental Ed Center Araucaria
A small New Caledonian Araucaria grows at the McLeod Ganj Environmental Centre.