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Tsuga canadensis , also known as Eastern or Canadian Hemlock , and in the French-speaking regions of Canada as Pruche du Canada , is a coniferous tree native to eastern North America. It rang...
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Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), also called Canada hemlock or hemlock spruce, is a slow-growing long-lived tree which unlike many trees grows well in shade. It may take 250 to 300 years to reach maturity and may live for 800 years or more.
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Information about the Eastern Hemlock. ... Needles are narrow, flat and soft, less than 1 inch long. Dark green above, with two white lines below. Like balsam fir, the needles on eastern hemlock seem to grow out from each of the twig. Each needle sits on a tiny stalk.
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Found in cool, moist woods throughout the Commonwealth, Eastern hemlock is the offical state tree of Pennsylvania. Ruffled grouse, wild turkey and songbirds find food (seeds) and shelter in this tree. Deer browse it heavily when deep snow makes other food scarce.
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www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/commontr/eastern.htm
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/commontr/eastern.htm
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eastern hemlock Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière symbol: TSCA ... USDAFS Silvics of North America - USDAFS Additional Silvics - Landowner Factsheet - USDA Plants Database; Tsuga canadensis is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting eastern hemlock (opens a new window).
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Eastern hemlock is found on fertile moist sites in the eastern U.S. and is very shade tolerant. The red-brown, light wood is used for pulpwood and construction and was a major source of tannin. This tree provides cover for many animals and the seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals.
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Research by R. M. Godman and Kenneth Lancaster ... Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), also called Canada hemlock or hemlock spruce, is a slow-growing long-lived tree which unlike many trees grows well in shade. It may take 250 to 300 years to reach maturity and may live for 800 years or more.
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www.wildwnc.org/education/trees/eastern-hemlock-tsuga-c...
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Eastern Hemlock properties and uses. ... Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) ... Also known as hemlock, Canadian hemlock and hemlock spruce.
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www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/hemlock_eastern.htm
www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/hemlock_eastern.htm
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Eastern hemlock has a nodding" form defined by it's limbs and leaders and can be recognized at great distances. Some rank this tree among the "quality plants" to add to the landscape. They are "long-lived, refined in character and have no off-season" according to Guy Sternberg in Native Trees in North American Landscapes.
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