Tsuga diversifolia (Maxim.) Mast.

Northern japanese hemlock (en), Tsuga du Japon (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Tsuga

Characteristics

A monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Cool-temperate to subalpine slopes, at elevations from 1,300-2,500 metres, sometimes descending to 700 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses environmental use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Tsuga diversifolia leaf picture by Kenneth Parker (cc-by-sa)

Conservation status

Tsuga diversifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:264007-1
WFO ID wfo-0000456388
COL ID 7D9VC
BDTFX ID 101606
INPN ID 717689
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tsuga blaringhemii Abies diversifolia Tsuga diversifolia subsp. blaringhemii Pinus araragi var. diversifolia Abies tsuga var. nana Tsuga diversifolia