Rapid appraisal vegetation survey was conducted in the Mirpur and Kotli districts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir with the objectives to explore plant wealth, Identification of floristic composition, current status of indigenes tree species, medicinal, aromatic and economic plants growing in the area and evaluation of future prospects of endemic tree species including medicinal and economic plants that need in-situ conservation of sustainable utilization having market potential and income generation activities for rural communities. The area falls under scrub forests and subtropical Chir pine forests. Inhabitants are holding small land and cultivating maize and millet crops. In Mirpur district visited Jaricus, Subchack, Nagi playan, Khari-sharif and Chachian-Chohan (grave yard) near Khari-sharif. These areas were dominated by Prosopis juliflora, and scattered plants of Zizyphus mauritiana, Acacia nilotica, Capparis aphylla, Saccharum munja. At Chachian-chohan, a century old graveyard located near Khari-sharif, where Broussonetia papyrifera was dominant followed by Dalbergia sissoo (pole crop), Acacia modesta, Bombax ceiba and Vitex negundo.

In Kotli district surveyed Charoi, Kohi-ratta, Anderla-kathera, Phalli, Barhai-gala, Makhwai-nala, Mothani-nala, Kerala-gali, Galyali-cross, Nakyal (Fatehpur) and Tatapani localities. The dominant species at upper elevation were Pinus roxburghii, Olea ferruginea, Pistacia integerrima, Mallotus philippensis, Pyrus pashia, Ficus auriculata, Berberis vulgaris, Cannabis sativa, Justicia vasica, Dodonaea viscosa. Besides this, at Kerala gali Robinia pseudoacacia, Ulmus wallichiana, Rosa moschata, Berbaris lycium, Zizyphus nummularia, Zizyphus oxyphylla, Dodonaea viscosa were recorded and going west from Gulpur on Kotli-Rawalpindi road, Sehnsa area was surveyed located adjacent to Holar (the boundary point between Azad Kashmir and Pakistan) at a distance of 35 km from Kotli, Bruhian surrounded by Chir pine forests that give natural beauty and attract to visitors. The present study may provide guideline for planning afforestation activities and conservation of medicinal plants in the study area.