The diverse Agro-climatic conditions of Kashmir valey offer great potential for growing a variety of fruits, flowers and medicinal plants like Apple, Cherry, Kiwi, Hazel Nut, Plum, Olive, Paeonia emodi, Strawbery, Pecan-nut, Walnut, Almond, Howthorn, Pear, Lukat,Saffron,Chinar- Platanus orientalis, Oak-Quercus robur, Malus communis, Prunus armeniaca, Prunus serotina, Cedrus deodar, Ginkgo biloba, Wild Cherry, Sweet Chestnut Cypress cashmiriana, Aesculus Hippocastanum, Sorbus cashmeriana, Cataegus oxyacantha Linn, Saussurea costus, Viola odorata Linn, Atropa belladona Linn, Urtica dioica Linn, Salix alba Linn, Geranium wallichianum, Amaranthus caudatus Linn, Allium victoralis Linn, Althaea officinalis Linn, Colchicum lutem, Crocus yellow, Iris ensata, Mallow-Malva Sylvestris.
The Hazelnut orchard of around 13000 trees are planted in Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre's R&D Centre near Sonamarg in North Kashmir . Initial planting began in 1998 and the trees are now well established and producing quality nuts for the worldwide marketplace. More than 30,000 plants are ready for sale purpose.
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