Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database


Tsuga mertensiana (Mountain Hemlock)

 

Kingdom

 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

 Coniferophyta – Conifers

Class

 Pinopsida

Order

 Pinales

Family

 Pinaceae – Pine family

Genus

 Tsuga Carrière – hemlock

Species

 Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière – mountain hemlock

An outstanding, slow growing, beautiful small evergreen, 10 - 80 ft, native to the high mountains.

Gray green foliage, often glaucous.

Ideal for small gardens, bonsai.

 
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