Chinar
Conservation Network (CCN) is a core group formed by esro Kashmir to
promote the movement to revive dying Chinar , botanically
known as Platanus orientails.
The team comprises of prominent environmental scientists and
individuals from across the Valley who have made significant efforts
to protect ailing Chinar in their respective cities. The Project has
been created by the esro Kashmir Chapter in association with The
Jammu & Kashmir Government India and Centre for Heritage and
Environment, Kashmir (CHEK).
OLDEST &
LARGEST CHINAR
CCN Kashmir have
found a chinar tree, which could be the oldest in Asia, in
Chittergam Chadura village in Budgam district of Central Kashmir.
The tree, which has a girth of 31.85 m at ground level and 14.78
m at breast height, found on the premises of a mosque in the
village.
Earlier, a Chinar
which was said to be planted by Dara Shikoh son of Shah Jahan, at
Darashikwa Bagh in Bejbehara in Anantnag district in 1636 AD, was
considered to be oldest Chinar in South Asia. The girth of the tree
is 19.70 m at ground level.
Oldest Chinar
tree is growing in healthy condition at Chattergam, tehsil Chadrooa
District Badgam (Kashmir) The age of this Chinar tree in 2006 was
642 years. This tree is also tallest and largest chinar tree in the
state as it was planted in 786 H that is 1374 AD by Syed Qasim
SahibRA ( one of the sadats who accompanied Mir Syed
Ali HamadaniRA to Kashmir from Hamadan, Iran, in the same
year when Amir-e-Kabir laid foundation stone of Khanqah-e-Shahi
Hamadan at Srinagar.
So far tree
hasn't caused any damage to life or property although its braches do
fall off during wind and snowfall. However In 1958 natural fire do
cause a minor damage to the tree. All around its girth at base there
is profuse growth of epicormic shoots.
Mr. MacDonall in
1903 recorded the girth of two large trees one at Drugmulla (
District Kupwara) having a girth of 50 feets that is 15 mts and
second at Jahama with a girth of 43 feet ( 12.90 mts ). These two
trees do not exist at present.
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Chinar Conservation Network (CCN) is a core group formed by esro Kashmir to promote the movement to revive dying Chinar , botanically known as Platanus orientails. The team comprises of prominent environmental scientists and individuals from across the Valley who have made significant efforts to protect ailing Chinar in their respective cities. The Project has been created by the esro Kashmir Chapter in association with The Jammu & Kashmir Government India and Centre for Heritage and Environment, Kashmir (CHEK).
OLDEST & LARGEST CHINAR
CCN Kashmir have found a chinar tree, which could be the oldest in Asia, in Chittergam Chadura village in Budgam district of Central Kashmir. The tree, which has a girth of 31.85 m at ground level and 14.78 m at breast height, found on the premises of a mosque in the village.
Earlier, a Chinar which was said to be planted by Dara Shikoh son of Shah Jahan, at Darashikwa Bagh in Bejbehara in Anantnag district in 1636 AD, was considered to be oldest Chinar in South Asia. The girth of the tree is 19.70 m at ground level.
Oldest Chinar tree is growing in healthy condition at Chattergam, tehsil Chadrooa District Badgam (Kashmir) The age of this Chinar tree in 2006 was 642 years. This tree is also tallest and largest chinar tree in the state as it was planted in 786 H that is 1374 AD by Syed Qasim SahibRA ( one of the sadats who accompanied Mir Syed Ali HamadaniRA to Kashmir from Hamadan, Iran, in the same year when Amir-e-Kabir laid foundation stone of Khanqah-e-Shahi Hamadan at Srinagar.
So far tree hasn't caused any damage to life or property although its braches do fall off during wind and snowfall. However In 1958 natural fire do cause a minor damage to the tree. All around its girth at base there is profuse growth of epicormic shoots.
Mr. MacDonall in 1903 recorded the girth of two large trees one at Drugmulla ( District Kupwara) having a girth of 50 feets that is 15 mts and second at Jahama with a girth of 43 feet ( 12.90 mts ). These two trees do not exist at present.