Tsuga forrestii Downie

Forrest's hemlock (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Tsuga

Characteristics

An annual monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 30m high.
Life form annual
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mountains, valleys, mixed forests; at elevations from 2,000-3,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses essential oil timber
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 -

Distribution

Tsuga forrestii world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Tsuga forrestii threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:677218-1
WFO ID wfo-0000456409
COL ID 59HMF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tsuga forrestii Tsuga chinensis var. forrestii Tsuga chinensis subsp. forrestii