Difference between revisions of "Tsuga caroliniana"
Bot. Gaz. 6: 223. 1881.
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| − | --><span class="statement" id="st- | + | --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Trees </b>to 30m; trunk to 2m diam.; crown conic. <b>Bark</b> brown, scaly and fissured. <b>Twigs</b> light brown, thinly covered with short, dark hairs. <b>Buds</b> oblong, 2–3mm. <b>Leaves</b> 10–20mm, mostly spreading in all directions from twigs, flat but slightly revolute; abaxial surface glaucous, with 2 broad, conspicuous stomatal bands, adaxial surface shiny green; margins entire. <b>Seed</b> cones ovoid to oblong, 2.5–4 × 1.5–2.5cm; scales oblong, 12–18 × 8–12mm, bases clawed, apex rounded. <b>2n</b> =24.</span><!-- |
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 5 November 2020
Trees to 30m; trunk to 2m diam.; crown conic. Bark brown, scaly and fissured. Twigs light brown, thinly covered with short, dark hairs. Buds oblong, 2–3mm. Leaves 10–20mm, mostly spreading in all directions from twigs, flat but slightly revolute; abaxial surface glaucous, with 2 broad, conspicuous stomatal bands, adaxial surface shiny green; margins entire. Seed cones ovoid to oblong, 2.5–4 × 1.5–2.5cm; scales oblong, 12–18 × 8–12mm, bases clawed, apex rounded. 2n =24.
Habitat: Rocky montane slopes
Elevation: 700–1200m
Distribution
Ga., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va.
Discussion
Tsuga caroliniana is valuable as an attractive ornamental; a number of cultivars have been developed. The wood is of little commercial importance because of the combination of mediocre quality and the relative rarity of the species in nature.
Selected References
Lower Taxa
None.