The Tree

Eastern Hemlock is usually 60 to 80 feet tall and has a trunk diameter of two to three feet. Much larger trees are occasionally found. It has an irregular crown, and the forest tree has a high clear trunk. The bark is thick and is a cinnamon-red with long fissures and broad ridges. This bark was a very important source of tannin before other tanning processes were developed. The needles are narrow, flat, barely over one-half inch long, and rounded or minutely notched at the end. They are dark green in color on the upper side and a lighter shade on the under surface. A singular characteristic of the Hemlock is that the terminal twig usually points northeastward. The purplish green cones are very small, from one-quarter to three-quarters of an inch long, and have very small seeds. This tree is the oflicial State tree of Pennsylvania.

Common Names in Use

Eastern Hemlock(trade)
Canada Hemlock(lit, and hart.)
Canadian Hemlock(lit)
Hemlock (M6,, N. H., Vt, Mass,R. I., Conn,N. Y., N. 1., Pa., Del., W. Va., Va., N. C., S. C., Ky., “72's., Mich, Minn,Ohio, Ontario and trade)
HemlockSpruce(Vt., R. 1., N. Y., Pa., N. 1.,W. Va., N. C., S. C.,England)
Huron Pine(M£671., trade)
NewEngland Hemlock(lit)
Oh—neh-tah—“Creenson the stick’> (N. Y., Indians)
PennsylvaniaWhite Hemlock (trade)
Pine(Pa)
RedHemlock(W. Va.)
Spruce(Pd,W. Va., N. C.)
SprucePine(Pa, Del, Va., N. C., Ga.)
Water Spruce(Ky
White Hemlock(W. Va.)
WestVirginiaHemlock(trade)
WisconsinWhite Hemlock(trade)

Growth Range

Where does this tree grow?

The Wood

Features and attributes of this wood

Uses

What is this wood used for? Cabinets, fencing, decking?

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