Nothotsuga longibracteata seed

LATIN NAME: Nothotsuga longibracteata

COMMON NAME: Bristlecone Hemlock

The bristlecone hemlock climbs the cool slopes with the dense, dark foliage and the long, bristle-tipped bracts, and the whole tree carries the fine, dark, ancient look of the high woodland. The slow-growing, evergreen conifer carries the dense, flattened sprays of the small, dark green, needle-like leaves with the two pale bands beneath, and the small, ovoid cones with the long, bristle-tipped, protruding bracts through the late summer, one of the quiet, ancient sights of the high woodland, drawing the small birds, to be followed by the small, winged seeds. The ancient trees have a very long record in the plant science of the high lands, and the tree is a historic presence of the high woodland. It is a tree of the open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The bristlecone hemlock is a historic subject of the plant science, and the bristle-tipped bracts keep showing up in the work on the ancient conifers. The way the small, ovoid cones with the long, bristle-tipped, protruding bracts form on the dense, flattened sprays has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the ancient conifers, the needle-like leaves and the members of the pine family. The bristle-tipped bracts and the slow habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the bristlecone hemlock is a regular subject of the work on the bristle-tipped bracts of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The bristlecone hemlock is a quiet, ancient tree of the high woodland and the study collection. The dense, flattened sprays of the small, dark green, needle-like leaves carry the dark, ancient look of the high woodland, one of the quiet, ancient sights of the high woodland, drawing the small birds, and the ancient trees have a very long record in the plant science of the high lands, the fine, straight wood coming to the light timber and the fine, carved pieces of the old workshops, while the small, ovoid cones with the long, bristle-tipped, protruding bracts form through the late summer, to be followed by the small, winged seeds. It is one of the fine choices for the high woodland, the arboretum and the study collection, and it has been written up in the botanical and the scientific papers for the ancient trees and the very long history. It is a quiet, ancient tree of the open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained garden.

The hemlock seeds like a fine, gritty mix kept cool and lightly moist. The young trees are slow but steady, and they enjoy the deep, moist, well-drained ground of the cool, open woodland garden.

To grow the bristlecone hemlock from seed, drop the small, winged seeds into the tray of fine, gritty soil, about half a centimetre down, and keep it cool, water gently, then pot the young trees on as they fill the pot. The seedlings show themselves within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, moist, well-drained ground, the dark sprays will rise over the years.