Tsuga

Common name: Hemlock
Dutch: Hemlockspar

Identifying Features

Habit: Graceful evergreen trees with drooping branch tips and leader
Leaves: Short, flat needles with two white stripes beneath, on small stalks
Bark: Deeply furrowed, reddish-brown to gray, rich in tannin
Cones: Small, pendulous, ovoid, persistent
Distinguishing: Delicate drooping form; short-stalked needles; small cones

Species Encountered

Species	Photo	Date	Location
T. canadensis
T. heterophylla
T. mertensiana

Parent: Abietoideae