Tree constitute an important natural resource. From times immemorial trees have
been past and parcel of human life. Man has learnt using products from tree in
different forms. Tree gives us shelter, food, clothes and medi-cines. It is
logical and convenient to treat the trees of all the states together, because
many species have widely distributed. Very little and scattered information are
avilable on Indian trees. Different species of trees, from the giants of the
luxuriant rain forest to the shrubby trees of dry areas and windswept mountain
summits are native of India. In addition, there are described other several
hundreds of trees introduced in India because