Phenological study of some forest tree species growing under Peshawar conditions
Muhammad Shabir Mughal and Muhammad Arif Chaudhary
ABSTRACT
A study of 33 tree species belonging to 18 families
indicated that majority of the species (14 out of 33)
flowered in the month of April, followed by May (6
species), March (4 species), June and November (2
species each) and January, August, September and October
(1 species each). August, September and October (1
species each). Fruits of maximum species ripe (6 out of
33) in the month of June, followed by August and
November (5 species each), July, September, October and
December (3 species each) May (2 species) and February
and March (1 species each). 16 species foliate in the
month of March followed by February and April (5 species
each), May (4 species) and June (3 species). Maximum
species defoliate in deciduous tree species (12 species)
in December while in evergreen trees leaves appear and
fall simultaneously.
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