Tsuga diversifolia at Parc Cefn Onn

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Tsuga diversifolia
late May 2015

Grid reference ST 17800 83960
Common name Northern Japanese hemlock
Origin North Japan
Deciduous No
Status Rare
Status Wales Champion 2013
Height 10M July 2015
Girth 89cm May 2015
Reference 020

This tree is in the lower park, just west of the main path.

Tsuga diversifolia bark

Tsuga diversifolia bark
May 2015

Tsuga diversifolia foliage

Tsuga diversifolia foliage
late May 2015

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Tsuga diversifolia foliage
mid July 2015

General tree description

Tsuga diversifolia is small to medium sized tree (up to 24 metres tall) with a dense conical crown and orange-brown bark, shallowly fissured and vertically peeling. It has glossy, dark green leaves, 5 to 15mm long and up to 2.4 mm wide, oblong and neatly parallel, with two white lines on the underside. The cones are dark brown, pendulous and ovoid, around 2cm long.