Tsuga heterophylla

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Common name: western hemlock

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: British Columbia; w USA

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Regional red list: Yellow-listed British Columbia

Life form: Tree

Leaf Persistence: Evergreen

Timber: Tsuga heterophylla is a dominant species over much of its broad distributional range. It has become the most important timber hemlock in North America. The wood is superior to that of other hemlocks for building purposes and it makes excellent pulp for paper production. (FNA)

Links: E-Flora BC • Flora of North America • TreeLib

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1: • Accession: 2016-0420.44 • Provenance: Wild
2: • Accession: 2016-0420.58 • Provenance: Wild
3: • Accession: 2016-0420.31 • Provenance: Wild
4: • Accession: 2016-0420.32 • Provenance: Wild
5: • Accession: 2016-0420.33 • Provenance: Wild
6: • Accession: 2016-0420.34 • Provenance: Wild
7: • Accession: 2016-0420.35 • Provenance: Wild
8: • Accession: 2016-0420.36 • Provenance: Wild
9: • Accession: 2016-0420.37 • Provenance: Wild
10: • Accession: 2016-0420.38 • Provenance: Wild
11: • Accession: 2016-0420.39 • Provenance: Wild
12: • Accession: 2016-0420.40 • Provenance: Wild
13: • Accession: 2016-0420.41 • Provenance: Wild
14: • Accession: 2016-0420.29 • Provenance: Wild
15: • Accession: 2016-0420.43 • Provenance: Wild
16: • Accession: 2016-0420.28 • Provenance: Wild
17: • Accession: 2016-0420.45 • Provenance: Wild
18: • Accession: 2016-0420.46 • Provenance: Wild
19: • Accession: 2016-0420.47 • Provenance: Wild
20: • Accession: 2016-0420.48 • Provenance: Wild

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Tsuga heterophylla

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