Plant Identification

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  • Tsuga

    . Contains 10 species in the forests of Estern and Western North America and Asia with 4 species native to the U.S. All are very tolerant. Needles are borne on short sterigma and the terminal leader often droops.

  • Eastern Hemlock (T. canadensis)
  • Carolina Hemlock (T. caroliniana)
  • Western Hemlock (T. heterophylla)
  • Mountain Hemlock (T. mertensiana)