Common name: Eastern Hemlock
Scientific name: Tsuga canadensis
Identifying Characteristics:
Size: Height 70’ Diameter 30 “
Branches: Top and branches slender; drooping. Needles: ½” needles, flat, flexible, with two white stripes underneath spread in two rows on slender, rough twigs. Seeds: ¾” cones hang at twig ends.
Size: Height 70’ Diameter 30 “
Branches: Top and branches slender; drooping. Needles: ½” needles, flat, flexible, with two white stripes underneath spread in two rows on slender, rough twigs. Seeds: ¾” cones hang at twig ends.
Bark: Brown, furrowed in scaly ridges
Ecological Role: Browsed by white tailed deer, snowshoe hare and NE Cottontails.
Interesting fact: May take 250-300 years to reach maturity and live for 800 or more years.
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