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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Pinaceae — the hemlocks.

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Japanese  (tsuga)

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Examples

  • These species often are associated with numerous broadleaf species such as Tsuga, Picea, Acer, and Quercus.

    Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests 2008

  • ] [Footnote 25: Now classified as Tsuga mertensiana Sarg.] [Footnote 26: Now Abies grandis Lindley.] [Footnote 27: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Parl.

    Steep Trails John Muir 1876

  • Centered behind the soggy seated bench is a stand of hemlocks, Tsuga canadensis with chartruese new growth framing Cotinus coggygria.

    Follow The Foliage « Fairegarden 2009

  • These include a number of species that are internationally threatened: Picea brachtyla (VU), Larix mastersiana (VU), Pterostylax psilophylla (VU), Tsuga chinensis, Eucommia ulmoides, Pteroceltis tagarinowii, Euptelea pleiospermum, Dipteronia sinensis, Kingdonia uniflora and Magnolia officinalis.

    Huanglong National Scenic Area, China 2009

  • The oldest trees are a row of Hemlocks, Tsuga canadensis that were planted along the fence line at the top of the slope, behind the knot garden.

    Looking For Shade* « Fairegarden 2009

  • The subalpine zone is dominated by lodgepole pine P. contorta which is also associated at higher elevations with mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana and whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis.

    Yosemite National Park, United States 2009

  • From 1,700 m to 2,300 m, there is a belt of mixed forest with Chinese hemlock Tsuga chinensis, pines Pinus tabulaeformis and P. armandii, three species of maple Acer yui, A. erianthum and A. davidii with Alnus nepalensis, Juglans sigillata and Betula alnoides and an understorey of arrow bamboo.

    Huanglong National Scenic Area, China 2009

  • Before cultivation and European settlement, the Puget Sound lowland forests were dominated by dense coniferous forests most commonly made up of western red cedar, western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).

    Puget lowland forests 2009

  • Potential vegetation includes the western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis), and western red cedar series (Thuja plicata).

    Central and Southern Cascades forests 2009

  • Other noteworthy species include: Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii, western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla, tan oak Lithocarpus densiflorus, grand fir Abies grandis, Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis, madrone Arbutus menziesii, big leaf maple Acer macrophyllum, California laurel/bay Umbellularia californica, of which the tallest stands occur on the alluvial flats and terraces along larger streams.

    Redwood National Park, United States 2008

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