Natural forest of Tsuga diversifolia in Fukushima (2).
Common Names
Northern Japanese hemlock; KOME-TSUGA; KURO-TSUGA (1).Taxonomic notes
Syn: Abies diversifolia Maxim.; Tsuga blaringhemii Flous (1).Description
See (1).Range
Japan: Honshu and Kyushu, at 700-2000 m (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
I can find (Feb-1999) only two studies, both seemingly of a relatively general nature (3, 4).Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(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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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 11-Feb-1999