Monumental Tzuga

Culture - Environment
Issime

Description

This beautiful North American conifer, very rare in the Aosta Valley, is undoubtedly the largest known specimen in the region. It stands majestically in front of the former Mont-Nery Hotel in the Tontinel hamlet of Issime, just above the regional road.
Species: Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Serg.
Family: Pinaceae
Italian Name: Tsuga, tsuga eterofilla
Altitude: 966 m
Circumference: 266 cm
Height: 23.5 m
Estimated Age: 120 years

Address Località: Champriond (Villa Rosy)

Last update

31 October 2025, 11:00