Tsuga heterophylla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tsuga heterophylla ( Western Hemlock ) is a species of hemlock native to the west coast of North America, with its northwestern limit on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, and its southeastern limit in...
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The Western hemlock will grow to 40- 60 feet in the east. The Western hemlock is native to the western U. S. where it is an important tree in the timber industry. It grows extremely rapidly in its native habitat but more slowly on the east coast...
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Ethnobotanic: Western hemlock bark has high tannin content and was used as a tanning agent, pigment and cleansing solution (Pojar & MacKinnon 1994). Some Coast Salish people used a red dye made from hemlock bark to color mountain goat wool and basket materials and as a facial cosmetic and hair remover (Ibid.).
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plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_tshe.pdf
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Where to find western hemlock; It grows along both the east and west sides of the Coast Ranges, from sea level to mid elevations, as well as in the Interior wet belt west of the Rocky Mountains. ... Western hemlock usually grows with many different tree species. Occasionally, it develops in pure groups of trees after a...
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www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/wester...
www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/westernhemlock.htm
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Interesting facts The leader, or growing top, of the trees, always droops over. Western hemlock grows well in shade, and seedlings often grow on rotting logs on the forest floor...
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www.fs.fed.us/pnw/owl/oldgrowth/tree/western_hemlock.ht...
www.fs.fed.us/pnw/owl/oldgrowth/tree/western_hemlock.htm
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Find details and a picture of the Washington state tree, the Western Hemlock (Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla). Access Washington state tree, it adoptions, code, and taxonomy as well as other state symbols. ... Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), also called Pacific hemlock and west coast hemlock, thrives in humid areas of...
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www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/state-tree/washington...
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The Western Hemlock is also known as the Pacific Hemlock or West Coast Hemlock. 'Tsu-ga' is the Japanese word for "tree" and "mother"; 'heterophylla' means "different leaves" in Greek.
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www.borealforest.org/world/trees/western_hemlock.htm
www.borealforest.org/world/trees/western_hemlock.htm
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This tree is also known as the Pacific Hemlock and the West Coast Hemlock. ... It is made into many things such as doors, windows frames, staircases, ladders, architectural items etc… ... More traditional uses for this tree are: inner bark-bread, cakes, eaten whipped with snow, and eulachon grease; wood-carvings, spoons,
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www.pierce.ctc.edu/rmay/BIOL203/ron/WesternHemlock.htm
www.pierce.ctc.edu/rmay/BIOL203/ron/WesternHemlock.htm
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Description of Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock). ... Western hemlock, Alaska pine (Peattie 1950), pruche de l'ouest (Taylor 1993). ... Western hemlock is the state tree of Washington (Taylor 1993).
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