Station 7
Botanical Name: Tsuga canadensis
Common Name: Eastern Hemlock
Major Evergreen Tree
Native Origin: Eastern North America
Height: 45’-75’ May Reach 100’
Spread: 25’-35’
Form: Pyramidal
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Fruit: ½”-1” Cone
Bark: Brown Scaly Ridges
Comments: Eastern Hemlock is Pennsylvania’s official state tree and can easily be found within wooded areas of the state. It is hard to believe while viewing this tree in it natural form that it makes a great hedge when pruned regularly. One trait of the hemlock is that it will grow in shady sites and can be found readily along northern slopes of the local mountains or the understory of the forest. The woolly adelgid is a insect which has been killing hemlocks in the Northeast and the future success of this tree is questionable.