Eastern Hemlock, Tsugua canadensis
has smooth grayish brown bark when
young, with horizontal lighter bands.
Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve
Wake Co., North Carolina
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The needles like leaves of Eastern
Hemlock are small, only about 1
inch in length, and deep green.
Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve
Wake Co., North Carolina
©2012 TreesForMe Original Image.
Usually a mountain species, this young
Tsuga canadensis grows in the understory
of an isolated population of Eastern
Hemlock in eastern North Carolina.
Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve
Wake Co., North Carolina
©2012 TreesForMe Original Image.