Trees of Pakistan

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.

How many trees did Pakistan plant?

A project launched by former Prime Minister Imran Khan to plant 10 billion trees in Pakistan has dramatically transformed some areas of the country.

Subnational trees

Province	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^[1]
Gilgit–Baltistan	Deodara, Pakistan ka Qaumi Dharakht	Cedrus deodara
Azad Kashmir	Chinar	Platanus orientalis
Azad Kashmir	Bharch patr	Betula utilis