The chinar is an iconic symbol of the Kashmir valley's landscape and a major tourist draw, especially in autumn when the trees' leaves light up in fiery hues of flaming red to a warm auburn.

The project has geotagged about 29,000 chinar trees so far, with another 6,000–7,000 still left to be mapped. Despite its heritage value, there was no proper count of these trees, says Mr Syed.

The J&K Forest Department has geotagged 28,560 heritage Chinar trees in Kashmir with digital QR-enabled scannable plates containing 25 tree attributes. Aiming to preserve the heritage value of ...

Chinar trees, known for their towering height of up to 30 meters and girth of up to 15 meters, take approximately 150 years to reach full maturity. The oldest known Chinar tree, located near ...

Some of Kashmir’s oldest Chinar trees, aged between 600 and 700 years, are found in the region’s historic Mughal gardens. These trees have been deeply interwoven into Kashmiri traditions, art ...

This story is from August 21, 2019 J&K’s scenic Chinar trees at U’khand’s tourist sites soon Prem Punetha / TNN / Aug 21, 2019, 04:04 IST Share Follow us ...

For those who don’t know, Chinar trees, with their expansive canopies and size, are a symbol of Kashmir's cultural heritage. These trees can grow up to 30 meters tall and take 30 to 50 years to ...

Authorities in Indian Kashmir are geo-tagging thousands of 'Chinar' trees to create a comprehensive database for their management and help conserve them amid threats from rising urbanisation, road ...

“Megha’s photographs have the feel of paintings,” says Bhavna Minocha, founder of The Art Hub. The kaleidoscope of colours that is Kashmir, in it ...

The Chinar tree population in Kashmir has declined, according to a 2021 booklet from Kashmir’s Forest Department. Some estimates put the number at 42,000 in the 1970s.