The state of Jammu and Kashmir has diverse soil and vegetation owing to its varying altitude. Altitude of an area always influences the climate and rainfall, which in turn affects the soil and vegetation of the region.
Jammu and Kashmir is blessed with lush green forests, which forms one of the most important natural resources of the state. Covering almost twenty percent of the geographical area of the state, the forests of Jammu - Kashmir has a total area of 2236 Square Kilometers. The forest vegetation can be classified into: -
- Coniferous softwood like pine
- Non coniferous softwood
- Scrub Forests
- Deciduous Forests
- Chinar
- Deodar
- Poplar
- Fir
- Pine
- Partal
- Kail
- Mulbery
- Walnut
- Menthol
- Digitalis
- Rubus
- Artemisis
- Gurti or clay soil
- Sekil or sandy soil
- Bahil or loam soil
- Nambal or peats soil
- Surzamin
- Karewa


