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Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

Mountain hemlock; Alpine Hemlock; Patton's Hemlock; Weeping Spruce; Black hemlock; Hemlock spruce

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
English Mountain hemlock; Alpine Hemlock; Patton's Hemlock; Weeping Spruce; Black hemlock; Hemlock spruce;
Français Pruche subalpine; pruche de Mertens; pruche de Patton; pruche des montagnes; tsuga de Mertens; tsuga subalpin
Italiano Tsuga di Mertens
Suomi Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
Norsk Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
Čeština Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
Español Abeto alpino
Svenska Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
Polski Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
Український Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
Român Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
Русский тсуга Мертенса (tsuga Mertensa) (tsuga Mertensa (tsuga Mertensa))
Български Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
EESTI Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
日本語 Berg-Hemlocktanne; Mertens Hemlocktanne; Gebirgs-Hemlocktanne
中文 大果铁杉 (da guo tie shan) (da guo tie shan (da guo tie shan))
Other names Szirti hemlokfenyo [Hungarian]; crna cuga; planinska cuga; Berghemlockspar [Dutch]

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

States and Territories Pacific Coast Region of NW North America: from Alaska to California, in the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada, and isolated occurrences in the northern Rocky Mountains.; Subarctic America; Alaska; Western Canada; British Columbia; Northwestern U.S.A.; Oregon; Washington; Southwestern U.S.A.; California; Nevada

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Gymnosperm
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Pinaceae
Genus Tsuga
Species mertensiana
Author citation (Bong.) Carrière
Scientific name Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

Habitus

Wood type Softwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

Mountain hemlock; Alpine Hemlock; Patton's Hemlock; Weeping Spruce; Black hemlock; Hemlock spruce

Hough

Cones

Mountain hemlock; Alpine Hemlock; Patton's Hemlock; Weeping Spruce; Black hemlock; Hemlock spruce

, Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis

Mountain hemlock; Alpine Hemlock; Patton's Hemlock; Weeping Spruce; Black hemlock; Hemlock spruce

, Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis

Mountain hemlock; Alpine Hemlock; Patton's Hemlock; Weeping Spruce; Black hemlock; Hemlock spruce

, Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis