Tsuga chinensis

Botanical Description

Tsuga chinensis is an evergreen tree with a pyramidal crown; it can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 160cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Chinese Hemlock is a valuable timber tree in China, where it has been logged extensively in many parts of the country[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. In plantation forestry, it is increasingly planted in the eastern USA as a substitute for Tsuga canadensis and Tsuga caroliniana, because it is resistant to an insect pest that adversely affects the native species[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ] The assessment of the species as a whole is driven by the status of its nominate variety, which is widespread and not under any threat, as the two other varieties are scattered within the range of this one. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].