Tsuga forrestii

Pinaceae Tsuga forrestii Downie

Etymology
Tsuga refers to the Japanese name for this tree.
forrestii refers to the Britsh plant collector G. Forrest, who collected the type specimen.

Colloquial Name
Forrest’s hemlock

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHC-YN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Tsuga forrestii are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Tsuga forrestii that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Tsuga forrestii is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Tsuga forrestii is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Tsuga forrestii and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Tsuga forrestii has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Tsuga forrestii is Tsuga. The coordinate taxa for Tsuga forrestii are therefore:

Tsuga forrestii is further placed under Abietoideae. Tsuga forrestii is also placed under Pinaceae.