A Kullu Elm

In one of the green valleys stemming from the Kullu River, a large elm tree can be spotted perched next to a stream

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Common name: Himalayan Elm: A large flowering tree of the Indian Himalaya, with botanical links to the forest of Europe and eastern North America
Botanical species: Ulmus wallichiana
Botanical family : Ulmaceae [Elm]

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Mountains of Cedar and Snow
Path : Based in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, with excursions to Dharamsala and through the Kinnaur and Spiti Valleys
Date photographed: 19.05.10

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