Tsuga
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Western Hemlock
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T. canadensis Eastern Hemlock
T. caroliniana Carolina Hemlock
T. chinensis Taiwan Hemlock
T. diversifolia Northern Japanese Hemlock
T. dumosa Himalayan Hemlock
T. heterophylla Western Hemlock
T. mertensiana Mountain Hemlock
T. sieboldii Southern Japanese Hemlock
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The genus Tsuga (Pinaceae) includes those trees called hemlock (see hemlock for other senses of the word). The genus includes 8 species, 4 in North America and 4 in Asia. The name Tsuga is the Japanese word for Tsuga sieboldii.
- Western Hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla. This is a particularly common timber tree in the Pacific Northwest of North America and is also planted for timber in Britain and other temperate areas.
- Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis.
- Mountain Hemlock Tsuga martensiana.
Links to other Pinaceae
Pinus - Picea - Cathaya - Larix - Pseudotsuga - Abies - Cedrus - Keteleeria - Pseudolarix -
