Nothotsuga occurs as genus of coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae, in numerous respects medium between a genera Keteleeria and Tsuga. These are distinguished from either Tsuga per big, vertical cones with exserted bracts, and (rather Keteleeria) male cones around umbels, and from either Keteleeria per shorter leaves and smaller cones. Nothotsuga contains single 1 mintage, North. longibracteata, usually called a Bristlecone Hemlock, which is witnessed within southeastern China, in southern Fujian, northern Guangdong, northeast Guangxi, northeast Guizhou and southwest Hunan.

These are an evergreen tree reaching 30 m tall. A leaves come flat, needle-such as, Single.Two-Four cm hanker & One-Two millimetre broad, super similar to victims of Tsuga. A cones may be similar to people of Keteleeria however little, Deuce.Five-Five cm hanker, upright, & matured inside astir 6-8 months when pollination.

These are the super uncommon tree, endangered in the wild due to historical deforestation, though it is nowadays secure. It was found around 1932, and initially treated when Tsuga longibracteata, existence classified within its have genus in 1989 when new the food and drug administration indicated how else distinct these are from either more mintage of Tsuga.