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Northern Japanese Hemlock

Tsuga diversifolia

Also called Japanese Hemlock, North Japanese Hemlock

Northern Japanese Hemlock
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
C. & S. Japan
Climate
temperate

About

Tsuga diversifolia, commonly known as northern Japanese hemlock, is a species of conifer in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to the Japanese islands of Honshū, Kyūshū, and Shikoku. In Europe and North America, the species is sometimes employed as tree for the garden and has been in cultivation since 1861.

Other Tsuga plants

Eastern Hemlock · Carolina Hemlock · Chinese Hemlock · Himalayan Hemlock · Forrest's Hemlock · Western Hemlock · Mountain Hemlock · Southern Japanese Hemlock · Ulleungdo Hemlock · Hemlock

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tsuga diversifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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