s. m, The tree (Picea Webbiana) is abundant in many parts of the Panjab Himalaya, frequently forming dense forests at or near the highest belt of arboreous vegetation up to the Indus. The fibres of the trunk are often twisted, and the wood is white, soft, coarse-grained, and rots readily when there is much moisture, so that this is one of the least valued of Himalayan conifers. Even, on the Bias, however, it is said to last as shingles for two or three, and under cover for five or six years. And in Murree, where the rain-fall is smaller than in the east, and where there is a dearth of the better timbers, this is frequently used for shingles and indoor work even in European buildings, and is found to last fairly well. In parts of the Jhelum basin the twigs and leaves are much used as fodder.