Yes, Shantanu, We call them Dhupi (in Nepali) and local people use the leaves to burn as incense (Dhoop), hence the name. They also lop the trees and use the leaves to spread on the ground or make decorative gates during festivals, but the practice has been banned by the dept. since quite a few years down. This has decreased the mutilation of these trees considerably.
Besides, during hailstorms most birds and squirrels use the thick foliage as shelter. Tree Sparrows and even Kalij Pheasants use them as roosting trees. They however do not let other species grow under them so we are gradually phasing them out in favour of indigenous species as I noted earlier. They are also the same in Darj district, i.e. Lava, etc. Hope this helps On Aug 27, 12:32 am, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Usha ji. > my apologies for the wrong spelling and pronounciation of ur name in > the previous mails.........extremely sorry. > Actually i missed ur name written at the end of your comment. Please > dont mind. > Can you please tell whether these conifers are generally called > "Dhuppi"? > > regards > Shantanu : ) > > On Aug 27, 12:10 am, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Mr. Ulachungpa... > > are these trees called "Dhoopi" in Sikkim?? > > I found them in Lava also. > > > Shantanu : ) > > > On Aug 26, 7:31 am, ulachungpa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear Shantanu, > > > All are Cryptomeria japonica planted by our department. > > > Regards, > > > Usha > > > > On Aug 26, 1:26 am, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > > sharing another pic of a group of tall conifers from Gangtok. Sikkim. > > > > > regards > > > > Shantanu. > > > > > DSC06684.JPG > > > > 244KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
