8 Himalayan Hemlock

Scientific Name – Tsuga dumosa

Native to the eastern Himalayas, this is a rare tree that is more common in Ireland than the UK – with only a few trees in south west.

The bark on old trees is similar to that of old larch trees – pinkish, heavily ridged with wide, shallow fissures. Two distinct growth patterns have been identified with small trees forming ovoid pendulous bushes and larger trees being multi-stemmed with broad, irregular crowns.

1.Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon)
2.Fagus sylvatica 'Heterophylla' (Cut leaf beech)
3.Larix decidua (European larch)
4.Cupressus Macrocarpa (Monterey cypress)
5.Thuja plicata (Western red cedar)
6.Luma apiculata (Chilean myrtle)
7.Chamaecyparis pisifera (Swara cypress)
8.Tsuga dumosa (Himalayan hemlock)* Champion
9.Cupressus macrocarpa 'Lutea'(Goldn monterey cypress)
10.Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)
11.Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon)
12.Quercus ilex (Holm oak)
13.Cryptomeria Japonica 'Elegans' (Japanese cedar)
14.Thujopsis dolobrata (Hiba)
15.Pinus gordoniana (White pine)
16.Sequoia sempervirens (Coast redwood)*Champion
17.Thuja standishii(Japanses arbor-vitae)
18.Sequoi sempervirens(Coast redwood)*Champion
19.Pinus montezumae 'hartwegii' (Mexican pine)
20.Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant redwood)
21.Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant redwood)
22.Picea orientalis (Oriental spruce)
23.Fagus sylvatica 'pendula' (Weeping Irish Beech)
24.Cupressus lusitanica bethamii(Bentham cypress)

The trees listed *Champion are considered to be among the finest of their species to be found in Europe