Tsuga
Tsuga (hemlock firs; family Pinaceae) A genus of evergreen conifers, with narrow, oblong, flat, blunt, stalked leaves arranged spirally on the stems, but spreading laterally and usually unequal in length, with 2 white bands lengthwise beneath. The cones are small, rounded, and pendulous, with persistent scales and inconspicuous bracts. There are about 10 species, some native to temperate N. America, others to eastern Asia. The genus includes several valuable timber trees, often grown commercially.
More From encyclopedia.com
Liriodendron , Liriodendron (family Magnoliaceae) A genus of trees whose leaves have a curiously truncate or bilobed apex. There are 2 species: L. tulipifera (tulip… San Jose Scale , San Jose scale Scale insect introduced into California in about 1880 from e Asia. Now spread across the USA, these insects suck juices from trees and… calycanthus , Calycanthaceae A small family of trees and shrubs, most of them aromatic, with simple, opposite, exstipulate leaves, and flowers that have numerous t… Hemlock , hemlock, any tree of the genus Tsuga, coniferous evergreens of the family Pinaceae (pine family) native to North America and Asia. The common hemlock… Aspen , aspen •Buchanan, cannon, canon, colcannon, Louisianan, Montanan, Rhiannon, Shannon •Botswanan •Lennon, pennon, tenon •Canaan •Burkinan, Henan •finnan… Taxodiaceae , Swamp Cypress Family (Taxodiaceae)
The swamp cypress family is more formally called the Taxodiaceae. This is a family of coniferous trees within the…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Tsuga