Chir Pine

The range extends from northern Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir, across northern Republic of India and Nepal, Bhutan and Southern Tibet.

Chir Pine at Kolkata, West Bengal, India The Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii) named after William Roxburgh, is a pine native to the Himalaya. The range extends from northern Pakistan (North-West Frontier Province, Azad Kashmir), across northern India (Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim) and Nepal to Bhutan. It generally occurs at lower altitudes than other pines in the Himalaya, from 500-2000 m, occasionally up to 2,300 metres (7,500 ft). More

Chir pine is also suitable for manufacture of plywood tea-chest battens (IS:10(Pt.3), 1974). Chir wood is aromatic, antiseptic, deodorant, stimulant and diaphoretic. Its wood paste is soothing and is used for treating body ulcers (Duster). Roots and knotty stem and branche wood is used as torch wood by local people. More

Nature and frequency of major uses of chir pine in Uttaranchal Major indigenous uses Part used Frequency of use Quite frequently Sometime Rarely 1. Timber Wood * 2. Fuelwood Wood, bark * 3. More