Pinus wallichaina (Kail)
Pinus wallichaina – Kail (Click to enlarge)
| Local name | Kail |
| Botanical name | Pinus wallichiana |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Description | It is a tall tree found between 1800-3000m. Bark is Smooth, hallowed, fissured on old tree .Leaves 10-15cm long, in bundles of 5, bluish or grayish-green in colour, drooping except when quite young , sheath of bud scales deciduous. |
| Flowers & Fruits | April-June |
| Distribution | It forms pure and mixed patches with Picea and Abies in all the valleys of GHNP |
| Uses | The local people collect the cones for some medicine, and the wood takes smooth finish so used for ceiling of roofs and as building timber in the absence of deodar etc., |