Abies pindrow (Tosh)
Abies pindrow – Tosh (Click to enlarge)
| Local name | Tosh |
| Botanical name | Abies pindrow |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Description | It is a large tree found between 2100-3300m with smooth hairs on the stem. Bark dark grey, rough with deep vertical furrows on old stem, branches glabrous, Leaves 4-7 cm long. Flattened, shining, dark green above with two faint silvery lines beneath, tip notched. Male and female cones are on the same tree. |
| Flowers & Fruits | April-May |
| Distribution | Usually forming a mixed forest with Picea smithiana in the temperate belt in all the valleys of GHNP |
| Use | Used in some of the local medicines. |