This presentation provides information on the silvicultural characteristics of Abies pindrow. It discusses the botanical classification of A. pindrow, noting that it is a fir native to the western Himalayas. Key silvicultural characteristics include that it is a shade bearer with little undergrowth, frost hardy, drought sensitive as a seedling requiring moist soil, and fire sensitive. It prefers cool, moist locations with deep rich soil and heavy snowfall. Its uses include packing cases, containers, railway sleepers, aircraft work, veneer, matchsticks, fuel wood, paper/pulp production, and animal litter.

1. Presentation on Silvicultural
Characteristics of Abies pindrow
Prepared by:
Subriddhi Pradhan
Section: B
Roll no: 51
Submitted to:
Deepak Gautam
Assistant Professor

2. Presentation Outline
 Botanical Classification
 Introduction to Abies pindrow
 Silvicultural Characteristics
 Uses

3. Botanical Classification
1. Kingdom- Plantae
2. Phylum- Tracheophyta
3. Family- Pinaceae
4. Genus- Abies
5. Species- pindrow
6. Botanical name- Abies Pindrow

4. Introduction to Abies pindrow
 Natural Occurance- It is found
between 2100 and 3000m.
 It is a fir native to the western
Himalaya and adjacent mountains,
from northeast Afghanistan east
through northern Pakistan and India
to Central Nepal.
 It is a large evergreen tree growing
to 40-60m (130-200ft) tall, with a
trunk diameter of up to 2-2.5m (6ft
7in.-8ft 2in.)
 It has a conical crown with level
branches.

5. Silvicultural Characteristics
Light Shade bearer, it has little or no undergrowth under dense shade.
Frost It is frosty hardy. It suffers little from snow break.
Drought Seedlings are drought sensitive, as they require a moist fresh soil for their best development.
Fire Fire does not occur in silver fir forest. If fire occurs, it is more sensitive to injury than any other
conifer of that region.
Soil It prefers cool and moist locality with deep, rich soil, with heavy snowfall. It avoids dry, shallow
soil and depressions.
Coppice It is non-coppicer.
Associates It is usually dominant but it may mix with others: broad leaf: Juglans, Aesculus,
Q.semicarpifoila, and Q.floribunda, Conifers: Tsuga dumosa, Picea smithiana, Pinus excelsa.
Tree nature It is a tall evergreen tree with dense conical crown. It is found on North and West facing
slopes, usually in damp gullies but found in all aspects at higher altitudes.
Meteor. condn Seasonal snowfall is favourable to its rgeneration.
Root system The root system of silver fir is somewhat superficial, spreading and not very massive. Trees
are apt to be thrown by wind on exposed situations.

6. Uses of Abies pindrow
 It is suitable for all types of packing cases, containers and fruit cases.
Wood, which is treated with preservative, is suitable for railway
slipper, aircraft work, veneer, match etc.
 It is an important fuel wood tree.
 It gives very little resin.
 Its wood is suitable for paper and pulp.
 Branches are used as litter.