Tsuga camademsos

COMMON NAME: Canadian Hemlock

FAMILY: Pine Family; Pinaceae

GROWTH HABIT: Trees to 30 m.

FOLIAGE: Needles blunt, 8 - 15 mm long, appearing 2-ranked by twisting of petioles.

BARK: Deeply grooved; ridges scaly, rounded.

FRUIT: Cones. Brown, ellipsoid, 1.5 - 2.5 cm long, the individual scales roundish.

NATURAL HISTORY: Moist soils.