Trees of Pakistan facts for kids

The Himalayan Deodar Cedar (Cedrus doedara), Pakistan's national tree.

In Pakistan the more than 430 tree species are on 82 families and 226 genera. Out of these 22 species from 5 families and 11 genera belong to softwood trees of gymnosperms. The Himalayan Deodar Cedar is the “National Tree of Pakistan”.

Below is a list of trees that symbolise Pakistan and each province and Federal territory of the country:

National Trees

The Mango tree (Mangifera indica), Pakistan's national tropical tree.

The National Tree of Pakistan is the Himalayan Cedar (Cedrus deodara), and also the Mango tree (Mangifera indica) is the National Tropical Tree of Pakistan.

Subnational trees

Province	Image	Local name	Scientific name
Islamabad Capital Territory		Neeli Gulmohur	Jacaranda mimosifolia
Balochistan		Kajhoor ka Dharakht	Phoenix sylvestris
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa		Barouti Cheer	Pinus brutia eldarica
The Punjab		Sheesham	Dalbergia sissoo
Sindh		Neem	Azadirachta indica
Gilgit–Baltistan		Deodara, Pakistan ka Qaumi Dharakht	Cedrus deodara
Azad Kashmir		Chinar	Platanus orientalis
		Bharch patr	Betula utilis

Related pages

• List of national trees