Tsuga canadensis

eastern hemlock

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Family

Pinaceae

Region

Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Tall Tree (Canopy)

Height

75 - 100ft

Spread

35 - 50ft

Flower Color

Brown

Fruit

Cone/Cone-like; Brown

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

May - June

Fall Color

evergreen

Habitat

cool, moist valleys

Notes

susceptible to wooly adelgid and red spider mite; also T. caroliniana for VA; used as ornamental, as specimen trees or sheared/ used as hedge; bark excellent for tanning; deer browse twigs; red squirrel, a few song birds use seeds, ruffed grouse eat buds and leaves; state tree of Pennsylvania

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