The present study aims to estimate the extent of degradation and analyze the reduction spectrum of Platanus orientalis L. This is the only species that represent the family Platanaceae in India, where it thrives specifically in Kashmir valley only. The current study was restricted to Shopian district, an unurbanized area of Kashmir, dominated by different climatic types and topography. There were no records of existence of chinar trees in 31 villages and 108 villages out of 244 have less than 5 chinar trees, a sign of serious concern. A total of 1808 trees were recorded during this survey, out of which 160 were degraded which constitutes 8.85% of total chinar cover of Shopian. Villages like Dachipora, Gonahpora Arsh, Manihal and Tengwan display maximum degradation. Maximum percentile degradation 7.09% was likely observed during 2005–2020 as compared to 4.23% between 1990 –2005. Furthermore higher reaches of Shopian district with dominance of alpine trees shows zero records of Chinar population.