| General Description | Tsuga forrestii is a medium to large sized evergreen tree with furrowed
greyish-brown bark, and short green needles with a silver colour beneath them. |
| ID Characteristic | Forrest Hemlock features thick green needles with a silvery underside, and
tapered cones. |
| Shape | Tsuga forrestii has an upright and broad shape with branches bending downwards. |
| Landscape | This evergreen is not commonly found or used in landscapes, but it’s wood can be used in furniture, construction applications, and aircraft or vehicle parts. |
| Propagation | Propagation likely follows similar methods to Tsuga chinensis, as this specific evergreen is very unknown. Possibly cuttings. |
| Cultivation | Tsuga forrestii grows in higher altitudes with soils ranging from neutral to acidic, in shaded to sunny conditions. |
| Pests | Could possibly be susceptible to the hemlock woolly adelgid, a sucking insect that affects hemlocks such as Tsuga chinensis which is closely related. |
| Notable Specimens | The University of British Columbia’s Botanical Garden features a specimen. |
| Habitat | This evergreen grows in high mountain ranges with moist and well drained soil and high levels of precipitation. |
| Bark/Stem Description | The young bark is an orangish-brown colour that is scale like. It becomes greyish-brown and more furrowed as it ages. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Leaf buds are 2 mm to 3 mm wide, with a globular shape and can be resinous with a brown colour. |
| Leaf Description | Green needles that are 5 mm - 25 mm long and 2 mm - 3 mm wide, are narrow and ovate and straight or curved. |
| Fruit Description | Cones are about 3 cm to 5 cm long and 1 cm to 3 cm wide and slender with a narrow and oval like shape to it that tapers at the end. Light green colour when young to a rich brown colour when matured. Cones start to form about one year after new growth and matures after another year. |
| Colour Description | Needles have a rich green colour on the top and silver beneath them. The
bark has an orangish-brown to greyish-brown colour as it matures. |
| Texture Description | Has a medium to fine texture. |