Shimla Mall Anchor
Near the Himachal Pradesh Government Buildings, at one end of the lovely pedestrian Mall in Shimla, there is a double trunked oak tree offering a lovely shade to those resting on the benches beneath.
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Botany:
Common name: Banj Oak : An evergreen oak from the western slopes of the central Himalaya, found with rhododendrons, pines, and walnuts in a distinctively Eurasian-derived forest community
Botanical species: Quercus leucotrichofora
Botanical family : Fagaceae [Oak]
Geography:
Latitude: 31.105363 ° north of the Equator
Longitude: 77.164044 ° east of the Prime Meridian
Altitude: 2131.6 metres above sea level
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Journey:
Venturing Northwest
Path : Through Chandigarh up to Shimla, Dharamsala, and down into the Punjab and Haryana
Date photographed: 27.09.09
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