Flowers are extensively used for making syrup, squash n jelly in Uttarakhand, also used in folk medicine.

Rhododendron arboreum (Buransh) - Ericaceae, the tree Rhododendron (rest all species of Rhododendron are herbs or shrubs) is State Tree of Uttarakhand State and National Flower of Nepal. Flowers are extensively used for making syrup, squash n jelly in Uttarakhand, also used in folk medicine. 

- Surendra Parihar

Ex.Professor & Head

Deptt.of Seed Science & Technology,

Indian Agricultural Research Institute,

New Delhi-110012