BLUE PINE IN PAKISTAN 



153 



Figure 1. Distribution 

 and Kashmir. 



of Pinus wallichiana in West Pakistan 



ADAPTABILITY 



As there are very few meteorological stations in Pakistan in_ the 

 range of this species, observations regarding the climatic conditions 

 necessary for its occurrence must be based upon climatological data 

 recorded at sometimes distant stations, and upon the plant species 

 associated with it. 



Using the classification of climates as given by Ahmad and Khan 

 (1960), the range of blue pine in West Pakistan and Azad Kashmir can be 

 divided into 4 zones. Zone I may be called the zone of evenly distributed 

 precipitation. Annual rainfall of this zone varies from 10 to 20 inches. 



