noun
spruce tree; Ezo spruce
Refers to spruce trees, especially the variety Picea jezoensis hondoensis (Ezo spruce). Typically written in katakana.
北海道の森にはトウヒがたくさん生えている。
Many spruce trees grow in the forests of Hokkaido.
The reading とうひ is likely derived from Chinese; the kanji 唐 (Tang/China) and 檜 (cypress) suggest a Chinese connection, but the exact derivation is uncertain.