  Natural forest of Tsuga diversifolia in Fukushima (2). | Tsuga diversifolia (Maxim.) MastersCommon NamesNorthern Japanese hemlock; KOME-TSUGA; KURO-TSUGA (1).Taxonomic notesSyn: Abies diversifolia Maxim.; Tsuga blaringhemii Flous (1).DescriptionSee (1).RangeJapan: Honshu and Kyushu, at 700-2000 m (1).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyI can find (Feb-1999) only two studies, both seemingly of a relatively general nature (3, 4).EthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Farjon 1990.(2) Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI). Apr-1996 (accessed 12-Oct-1998). Introduction to Forestry And Forest Products Research Institute. URL: http://ss.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/outline.html. (3) Sawada H. and Kaji M. 1992. Studies on the regeneration dynamics of the natural forests in the Chichibu Mountains, central Japan II: Processes of the regeneration caused by wind damage in a subalpine coniferous forest ca. 110 and 150 years ago. Bulletin of the Tokyo University Forests 87: 175-193 [in Japanese with English summary]. (4) Fujiwara T. and Ohta S. 1994. Tree ring networks for climate changes, forest decline and wood quality in Japan. In Park Won-Kyu, Frank W. Telewski and Kim J.-S., eds., Proceedings of the International Symposium on Global Change and Forests. Journal of Korea Forestry Energy 14(1): 72-79. |
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